The compulsion to turn on the news is almost irresistible in the face of a war being waged on western civilization. Where will terror strike next? The internet seems to beckon with a force of its own to various news outlets, and there’s a struggle to put together pieces and ...
Read More »The High Calling of Children’s Ministry
The longer I live, the more convinced I am that children’s ministry is where it’s at. And yet, the more I see of the church, the more I feel like we are missing that truth. Like Jesus’s disciples, we’re kind of subtly pushing the children off to the sidelines. Worship, ...
Read More »The Two Witnesses – News Media Patterned After Revelation 11
“Why is the media so slanted? Why is there so much bad stuff on TV?” For decades, people have bemoaned this fact, but scripture describes the devil as “the prince of the power of the air” (Ephesians 2:2). In a very real sense, Satan has power over the airwaves, and ...
Read More »The Wise and Foolish Virgins – Two Different Kinds of Christians
In the parable of the 10 virgins, some people mistakenly suppose the foolish virgins, who are shut out of the presence of the bridegroom, are unbelievers. But scripture shows a different reality: “Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet ...
Read More »Missing the Story: The Mass Media’s Ignorance of the Occult
Some of America’s most horrific headlines recently carry a single common denominator: in each one, the perpetrator was deeply involved in the occult. The Oregon shooter, the mother of murdered “Baby Doe,” and a Florida principal sued in the deaths of three of his students whom he hypnotized all were ...
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