The preaching of the gospel is not optional. It is imperative to building Christ’s church because the church is not built on personalities, programs, popularity, politics, or entertainment. Christ builds His church through the truth of who He is, what He has done, and what He calls people to believe and obey. What the Gospel Means in Plain Words The…
In 2022, I sensed that the shaking in America was not over. In fact, it seemed to be intensifying. Whatever could be shaken was being shaken—our democracy, our institutions, our understanding of truth, our conversations about race, our politics, and even the way many people talked about faith. Hebrews 12 reminds us that shaking reveals what is temporary and what…
We live in a time when so much is changing quickly. The world feels uncertain, noisy, and sometimes confusing. News travels fast. Technology keeps moving forward. Families, churches, and communities are facing new pressures. In moments like these, believers are called not only to notice what is happening, but to ask, “Lord, what are You saying, and how should we…
A dangerous deception has been spreading among us for generations: people claiming the name of Jesus while being formed more by politics, nationalism, and cultural power than by Christ Himself. This is not a minor drift; it is a spiritual crisis. Matthew 7:21–23 — “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven…” When loyalty…
Let’s be honest before God: it is not enough to say we believe in Him if our lives, loyalties, words, and actions tell a different story. God sees past our slogans, our public prayers, our religious language, and our outward image. The Bible says, “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight” and that everything is laid bare before…
What will it take for people to finally understand that God created all humanity to exist, to live, and to thrive? No race is greater than another. No people group is more important, more loved, or more valuable in God’s eyes. Every person was created with dignity, purpose, and worth. It must grieve the heart of God to see hatred,…
We keep hearing that America’s biggest problem is political—that the divide is about left versus right, Democrat versus conservative. But what if that is only the surface? What if the deeper issue is not first political, but spiritual? What if the real disconnect in America is a disconnect from truth itself—and ultimately from God? Scripture gives us a sobering phrase…
As protections against racial discrimination in voting are stripped away, the church must confront a hard question: will we remain silent, or will we answer God’s call to do justice and love our neighbors? Why This Matters Now In a time of deep division and growing mistrust in public life, questions about voting rights can feel complicated and distant. But…
Why truth, justice, and repentance matter more than religious performance During a recent rededication service, part of the Speaker of the House’s public prayer raised alarm when it condemned so-called “sinister ideologies” connected to teaching America’s history of slavery and violence. To many listeners—especially those who understand the long struggle for civil rights—that language did not sound like truth-telling. It…
