We are living in a very difficult time in human history. There is so much deception and delusion; so much violence and destruction; so much fear and suspicion of one another. Sadly, even the church is caught up in all of this. The church has not only be infiltrated with deception and delusion, it is…
The church today is facing a level of persecution that we couldn’t have imagined a few years ago. When states and countries began shutting down in March of 2020, we were told that it was to flatten the curve. The curve was flattened, and many churches didn’t open. Some by choice, out of fear of…
A recent Lifeway Research report revealed that more churches are closing than are being opened. But before we blame this on COVID-19, this report is actually from 2019, a year before restrictions shut church doors and moved us all online. In 2019, 3,000 new churches were started, but 4,500 churches closed. One doesn’t really feel…
The world is in crisis right now, and the church – the only source of hope – is being shut down. Canceled Muted Ever since the world shut down in March 2020, many churches have remained closed, or voluntarily shut down again to quell the second wave. Why? Because the church has chosen to voluntarily…
If you follow my blog for any length of time, you know that I don’t delve into politics….until politics begin treading on God’s Word and It’s principles. And that is exactly what happened yesterday. And what happened must not be ignored, because if we’re truly children of God who live to see His glory revealed…
The parallels were glaringly obvious to me as I read through the Book of Hosea in preparation for this study. The modern church and Israel. The modern church buildings with stage sets, stage lights, modern bands, and modern music…with words that say praise to God, but a cursory glance would cause us to wonder if…
