The final piece of armor we’re encouraged to take up (in Ephesians 6) is the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. But frankly, it seems like the words of another areRead More…
Helmet of Salvation
I do believe God wants us to be ready, and in times like these, more than ever. He’s encouraged us to put on the belt of truth, breastplate of righteousness, shoes ofRead More…
Shields of Faith
The fourth element of the armor of God is the shield of faith. (Ephesians 6:10-17) Shields were used to intercept and block attacks. They were often painted with one’s coat of arms. Interestingly, inRead More…
Shoes of the Ready
This past weekend I went to the Principles First summit. It’s based on sixteen principles any American would have considered almost boringly obvious ten years ago. Here’s a sampling. 1. Integrity, character, and virtue matter.Read More…
Breastplates of Righteousness
Righteousness. Hmm. We’re supposed to put on the breastplate by that name, but Romans 3:10 says, “There is no one righteous, not even one.” (God knows us…sigh.) If we say we’re righteous, we’reRead More…
Belts of Truth
It’s time to arm ourselves, but not with guns or other instruments of death. Instead, we need to arm ourselves with instruments of life, the full armor of God. “The belt of truth,Read More…
The Heart Removal Attempt
If America’s heart is cut out, will people finally be happy? I think the answer is… yes. Yes, some will. They are already elated over recent cuts, such as humanitarian aid, inRead More…
29Jan/25
Scripts
Jesus flipped scripts. He told a reverse-conspiracy narrative, where God is plotting for the ultimate good of all, urging faith, hope and love instead of fear.He named the power of money andRead More…
22Jan/25
Hearing
“Whoever has ears, let them hear.” Matt. 11:15 For a long time, I didn’t understand these words of Jesus. Don’t we all hear the same thing? Um, apparently not. We run everything throughRead More…
14Jan/25
My No
I have a lot of things to say yes to, but I have never felt more protective of my no. It would be easy to read the news and feel powerless, butRead More…