For as long as I can remember, I’ve heard church leaders talk about how and why the church needs to take back what the enemy has stolen from us. Whether it be our health or the arts (music, dance, theater, films). Very recently an acclaimed christian author and leader talked about how the church should take […]
The Power of Christian Fasting
Fasting is one of the most neglected Christian disciplines. Could it be that we lack a certain supernatural power in our personal lives and corporately because we do not practice the spiritual discipline of fasting? How and why should we fast, and what is it about fasting that infuses power in our prayer? Throughout the […]
30 Day Prayer Challenge for Christmas
Without Christ’s birth there would be no death – no remission of sins, no divine pardon, no justification…. No promise of eternity with God in heaven. No hope in this life at all. But this isn’t the only challenge Christians face at Christmastime. So often we are distracted with the lights and decorations, Christmas parties […]
Its Time to Shatter Christian Idols
When I talk about Christian idols, I’m not talking about a Buddha statue sitting on a fireplace mantle of a Christian home. I’m not talking about Christians who have some sort of feng shui going on, that dream catcher on a bedroom wall, or the prayer rug pointing east; thinking they can mingle the God […]
3 Hidden Dangers of Elite Christianity
Does it seem ironic to you that in a time when we have free access to the Bible, in dozens of translations and media format; that at a time when we have free access to Bible study resources that people used to spend good money for, such as Bible dictionaries, concordances, and commentaries, we are […]
3 Things the Church Does When the Glory Has Departed
The Book of 1st Samuel starts off with a somber tone. Eli is the priest, his sons are out of control, they don’t know God, and they are robbing God of the sacrifices people bring. The son of Hannah, Samuel, is called to ministry at a young age and immediately God speaks to him that […]
3 Powerful Steps to Take When You Don’t Feel Thankful
What are the steps to take when you don’t feel thankful? Being thankful is a command in Scripture, just like any other command, but there are seasons of life that we walk through when being thankful is a huge sacrifice. You want to be thankful, but you just don’t feel thankful for what is happening […]
12 Bible Verses About Joy for When Life is Hard
It’s not a sin to have sorrow. If someone ever tells you that Christians should never be sad, don’t believe them because even Jesus was sad at times…and wept. In the first chapter of the book of Job we see that Job’s sorrow was great. In fact, his sorrow was so great that in chapter […]
