by Brian | Feb 10, 2021 | Current Events, End-Times, Practical Spirituality
“When you listen to the news and see the tensions and troubles in today’s world, keep in mind the warnings that the Lord gave.” So writes Warren Weirsbe, in commenting on Jesus’ teaching in Matthew chapter 24. Weirsbe follows this exhortation with a...
by Brian | Jan 26, 2021 | Current Events, Evangelism, Spiritual Life, Technology
Imagine if God gave you this task: You are receiving a message that centers around three main claims: first, that someone defied death and rose from the dead, second, that he is Lord of everyone, and third, that everyone needs to change their lives and adopt a new...
by Brian | Jan 19, 2021 | Culture, Current Events
Friends, there is nothing in the Word of God that says you must post a response to every issue that comes up or event that happens. There’s nothing in the Bible that says that you must have every conversation about every hot topic with every friend you have,...
by Brian | Jan 18, 2021 | Culture, Current Events
While talking with my kids about Martin Luther King Jr. Day today, I ended up looking up the Wikipedia pages about the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Civil Rights Movement in general. This is only a Wikipedia article, but the bare reciting of the facts alone is...
by Brian | Jan 8, 2021 | Culture, Current Events
Friends here’s a timely post from for the (still) New Year from Tony Defranco: We Need a New Song: A Mediation on Psalm 96 It is an undisputed fact that songs are one of the most powerful mediums to communicate a message. Whether it’s communicating a protest of...
by Brian | Dec 8, 2020 | Book Recommendations, Culture, Current Events
I just finished reading Rod Dreher’s new book, Live Not by Lies. It is not over-long; it’s a fast-paced read; and I highly recommend it. In the first half of the book, Dreher interviews many different people who lived through Soviet rule in Russia and...