Enemy
“The Spirit Expressly Says…”
Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons.– 1 Timothy 4:1, ESV I am intrigued by the adverbial modifier ῥητῶς in this verse – “expressly.” It would have seemed sufficient to say, “The Sprit says …” but Paul…
Read MoreThe Christ-Follower’s Response to National Rioting, Looting, and Outrage (Part 2)
Last week we saw how we are in a battle, and that even though the battle is waged against enemies in the heavenly realm, it is very much ours to fight. It is an unfamiliar battle, one fought not with arrows, bullets, or even rhetoric. Neither is it a struggle engaged on the field of politics or…
Read MoreEnemy Identification – Bombs in Our Cities
A coworker of mine had a gut-wrenching conversation with his ten year old daughter who was struggling to understand why anyone would bomb a crowd of people at a marathon. It was one of those times wherein daughters look to their fathers as the one who has the answer to everything. He didn’t have a…
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