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Mindset: When to Intervene to Protect Your Loved Ones
There are times to be nice and times not to be. A while back, I was in a situation with friends at a bowling alley. Watch for the teaching moments. Driving to the bowling alley, I checked the area out. It didn’t look sketchy. You never know what the night will bring.
Christianity and Self-Defense
Uvalde. Police were holding parents back while their kids were being slaughtered. Buffalo, New York. Racist killer shooting 13 black people. Waukesha, Wisconsin. Racist killer running over 50 white people in a parade. Chicago any day of the week. San Francisco and Los Angeles
Boiling Point
There is a dangerous polarization that's reaching the boiling point. It's not racial either. It's over Covid-19. The regulations, fear, and self-righteousness have people at each other's throats over an opinion. Much like the American Civil War, it's brother against brother.
Dangerous and Good
In my last post, I called Jesus the most dangerous person to walk the planet. It wasn't said lightly. Creation held together as long as he wills it. At my church, we're looking at the seven churches in Revelation. First, look at how Jesus is portrayed in Revelation 1:13-16.
Bonus Post: Useless Bystanders
I saw a video that's been eating at me for days: a murder (off-screen) and bystanders doing nothing.
Unwrapping The Greatest Gift Ever
A greeter at church said something to me one Sunday evening in October. A five-minute conversation led to at least 12 hours of deep thinking on paper. He said to me, “Jesus loves you. Ever wonder what he’s thinking or doing when he looks at you?” I had not actually, and mulled over it for weeks. Beginning in the Gospels, checked cross-references and then…
The Hardest Book I've Read
I read a book last year that was the most challenging book I’ve read. Not because it was hard to follow; it was because it documents evil people and some of their acts. I even skipped chapters. Since my kids were born, I’ve been preparing to protect them as best as possible and equip them to defend themselves. Part of that is knowledge—knowing your enem…