Satan
Knowing the Gameplan
I have been a Kansas Jayhawks fan for most of my life. Born and raised in western Kansas, I drew my first Jayhawk sometime around first grade. I didn’t even know what it was, but I thought it was cool! Much later in life, I would move to Lawrence, Kansas and work at the university…
Read MoreNo Rest in Satan
I got called Satan this past week. It had nothing to do with behavior. It happened because I, along with several brothers and sisters in Christ was disagreeing with some wild doctrine being put forward by a man on social media. I’m not talking about anything to do with tribulation, rapture, Calvinism, etc. This was…
Read More“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 1)
More than once I have heard it said regarding the riots, “These are unprecedented times,” or “We are living in unprecedented times.” No, these are not unprecedented times and we are not experiencing anything new. Riots in the United States numbering in the hundreds, both large and small, have been occurring since the original thirteen…
Read MoreBattle Tactics of the Enemy (Part 2)
Last week we looked at Satan’s disruptive tactics as the “accuser,” accusing God to humanity and accusing humanity to God. We also saw him as the “enticer of lusts.” This week, we continue our look at this enemy, knowing that understanding one’s enemy is a precursor to defeating that enemy. …so that we would not…
Read MoreBattle Tactics of the Enemy (Part 1)
I know of only three occasions in scripture where we read of Satan actually speaking – those incidents wherein he is dialoguing with Eve, dialoguing with God about Job, and when he is tempting Jesus I recognize that some want to attribute Isaiah 14:14 to Satan, “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;…
Read MoreThe Danger of Not Being Alert
I got a bit of a surprise this morning when I stopped to fill my car with gasoline. It unfolded something like this… Last week, I told you about the passing of my mother-in-law, and I am grateful to those who expressed your loving comfort and condolences. While I was in Kansas for slightly more…
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