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The Truth Is Rarely Told (Part 1)

April 26, 2023 • america • anxious • attitude • believe • cancel culture • character • christ • christian living • control • creation • cross • dark times • decisions • eternity • evil • faithful • forgiveness • glory • God

How do you view truth? Are you someone who genuinely senses the importance of truth in your life? Can it be found? Do you believe that the way ahead for America hinges on finding the truth about the problems we face before we can determine solutions?

Am I Producing Fruit?

March 27, 2023 • 2 Peter • abortion • action • actions • adult • advantage • ahead • always • anxiety • anxious • approval • attitude • believe • better • Bible • biblical • christian living • cope • discipleship

But until you leave this earthly home, John’s message still has great relevance. As Matthew 3:9 commands, are you producing fruit that is in keeping with repentance? What does good fruit look like? When the Bible talks about fruit, it is talking about the way you are living your daily life.

It’s Time for You to Act, Lord! (Part 2)

March 22, 2023 • action • actions • america • anxious • attitude • Bible • character • corrupt • devotion • discernment • discipleship

Over the centuries, great empires or nations have had an average life span of 250 years. Why? The decline was not usually due to outside threats. Rather, in many cases, prosperity, commerce, literacy, and learning all grew to a point where people became proud and failed to follow God. Like the crew of the Titanic, leaders can develop a sense of invincibility. They see only 10 percent of the iceberg in their path—they don’t see the 90 percent lurking under the water.

It's Time for You to Act, Lord! (Part 1)

March 14, 2023 • abortion • action • actions • america • anxiety • anxious • attitude • attitudes • babies • battle • believe • Bible • biblical • cancel culture • character • children • choices • christian • contentment • control • cope • corrupt • country • covid • CRT • decision • discernment • enemy • eternity • evil • faith • family • future

In the days leading up to The State of the Union address, I tried to make an honest assess about America. Beside the non-stop rhetoric and grandstanding by political leaders on both sides about their accomplishments, how are we really doing. What’s the truth?

Contend for the Faith

March 11, 2023 • believe • christian • discernment • discipleship • encourage • encouragement • enemy • faith • faithful • God • grace • guidance • power • pray • salvation • Savior • sin • truth • values

But what did Jude mean by exhorting readers “to contend for the faith”? It certainly was not a call to use physical force or violence. Jude was referring to a spiritual battle, one requiring spiritual weapons (2 Corinthians 10:3-5). Jude exhorted followers of Christ to contend for the truth. As his letter explained, deceptive men were creeping into the church and perverting Christian doctrine with heresies that denied the truth.