(Originally published on TheWarCry.org) Parenting is a lot scarier when our children are teenagers. Sure, each stage has its scary parts. When they are babies, we watch them sleep to make sure they’re still breathing. When they’re toddlers, we child-proof our home to keep them safe. When they’re old enough…
America is moving further and further away from God. Good is being called evil, and evil is being called good. Darkness is trying to overpower the light. (Isaiah 5:20) It’s hard not to worry about where it’s all headed. God will not allow the sins of a nation to go…
Sometimes I have to remind myself that the Word of God says, “Do not fear!” over three hundred times. Things in the world around us are so uncertain. It’s hard not to be fearful. People are getting sick and dying. Crime is increasing. Hurt and hate abound. If I take…
With all that is going on in the world around us, it’s hard not to get bogged down with fear and despair. That is exactly what our enemy is hoping we will do. Fear paralyzes. Despair immobilizes. He knows we will have little impact on the world if we are…
It’s hard to imagine the level of joy and hope Jesus’ followers felt when they encountered the risen Lord. They had been crushed by His arrest, torture, and death. They were scared, confused, hopeless, and lost. Nothing mattered anymore. Then Jesus showed up! Jesus showed up in their fear and…
