Posts tagged “Spiritual Warfare”
Stand
Around 11 p.m. on Christmas Day in 1776, George Washington and his troops famously crossed the Delaware River (looking as gallant as all the…
Sin is short-term pleasure
Back in 2011, Miami rapper Pitbull released a song that would flood the airwaves and dominate the charts. In its chorus, he sang about…
The Lord will be your confidence
The Israelite army was afraid. In fact, King “Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified” (1 Samuel 17:11) because of the giant…
Mind your own dirt
The good news of Jesus that changes a person’s eternity also transforms a person’s earthly life. It’s impressive to see what God can do…
My worst enemy and my best friend
Back in 2001, pop star Pink released a hit song entitled, “Don’t Let Me Get Me.” She sang about the daily war she fought…
Sleepless nights
You would think that David, the king of Israel, would have had it easy because he had servants and officials. (I’m pretty sure a…
The #1 reason people reject Jesus
When you were a teenager, did your mom ever rudely open the blinds in your room while you were still sleeping? Do you know…
Idolatry seems to work
It’s not too hard to mock the Israelites for their seemingly endless fascination with worshiping Baal, the storm god of the Canaanites, and his…
Why science might not be the best way to prove the Christian faith
I know quite a few parents whose adult children have renounced their faith recently. Their kids grew up in a Christian home, went to…
What goes before a fall?
Things had been going so well. King Uzziah had been enjoying the Lord’s favor, and military security and economic prosperity followed. But Satan never…
Don’t blend in!
On our island home, it’s easy to spot a tourist. It’s not just their white skin that gives them away. It’s their straw hats…
Everything’s somebody else’s fault
Perhaps you’ve heard of conspiracy theorists. There are networks of suspicious people who believe, for instance, that a secret cabal of world masters is…
