Despite Evil All Around, Rise up and Claim Victory!

Welcome back friends! We've now pushed from shore on the rickety raft that will take us on the next 4-year American journey. The new administration is already showing its stripes and we are reversing course 180 degrees from the pathway that granted us religious freedom, sanctity of life, and unwavering support of Israel. Already: Christian …

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Birth Pains Always Lead to Birth…but What is Being Birthed?

Do you feel the pressure these days? As if living in a COVID world is not difficult enough, we have suffered through the longest, most belligerent and hateful election season in the history of our country. Unfortunately, 2021 may make 2020 look like a game on the playground! But for the believer, we have hope! …

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“A-woman!?!” Oh, the Depths to Which We have Fallen

Make no mistake, friends. There is an attack on our country and our Constitution. Evil used to hide under rocks, then pop up in attempts to make us stumble. Today, evil lives "large and in charge" in many venues, including our nation's capital. Case in point is United Methodist-ordained minister, "Rev" Emanuel Cleaver, who opened …

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“To the Jew First”…but is that Always a Good Thing?

Many of us who love the Jewish people often cite Romans 1:16 as a foundational passage because we are told the gospel of salvation was sent to the Jew first, then to the Greek (non-Jewish world). As Gentile believers, we are aware of later passages in Romans (and elsewhere) that make clear our opportunity to …

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