"The great tyrant has not forgotten you, and he designs your capture and re-enslavement." Charles Spurgeon [5] When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the mind of Pharaoh and his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, "What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?" [6] So he made ready his chariot and took his a...

"Christianity is NOT a settle in, live in peace with the world the way it is religion." Piper "War educates the senses, (it) calls into action the will" Ralph Waldo Emerson "There is something about war that sharpens the senses" Piper As I am spending time in Romans (always, always a powerful experience for me personally) and as I allude to in the title block it usua...

Among those that belong to Him I will assume that we can agree that there is nothing that God cannot do! He can raise people from the dead, He can send a great fish to secure a Prophet, He can rain down fire, send various plagues; flood the entire world, etc If the co-authors of the New Testament (breathed by God, written by man, with the human authors personality) mentio...

Do you know God? Really know Him? We have all heard the stories of men or women that "know" Scripture but "know" nothing of the God whose word they quote. I am sure that there are religious groups that come to mind that fit that bill as well, maybe even members of your own family. Those that would say they know God, say they are Christians but have lives that may not truly...

Our Community Group (CG) is such an awesome, eclectic, open, loving mixture of people from all walks of life and various levels in their walks with the Lord. This last week as we started through a summer event of the "Tough Question Series" a question came up.ok dialogue that included old and young earth, John Calvin, Joseph Arminius, Noah's Ark, and even (some of my old S...

Have you ever found yourself asking "where was God?" Where was He whenWhere was He when she or heWhy did He allow me to be addicted to meth, porn, gambling, alcohol? Why did He allow all of the pain of loss of a loved one, a fellow Soldier, a spouse, a home, a jobetc. He was there. He's always there. Always has been, and always will be! The Lord Is My Shepherd [23:1] ...

It was a dicey mission at best, there had already been a potential of attacks against the hospital (stolen drugs, needless murder of those in beds needing help, Doctors killed)a hotbed of insurgency that we were sent to help clean up. The hospital sat in a small section of winding roads in the middle of a community of stacked homes and winding alley ways. We knew going in...

The enemy attacked without warningwe knew that the enemy was there but the attack was a surprise. General Howe landed in Maryland and was headed to Philadelphiabut General Washington knew it almost as soon as he landed. Immediately General Washington moved his army towards the Brandywine River.but when Washington arrived he was welcomed by British artillery fire. During t...

I was freshly reminded of the purity of a child's love and thirst for Jesus. I was able to spend several days with my nephew. One night on the way home from dinner he asked me, with the innocence of a child; if I would go back up north with him and baptize him in a lake near his home. With that a discussion ensued about salvation, Jesus, His life, death, and resurrection....

The thought of facing an enemy who is willing to die (right or wrong) can certainly give you pause of how willing you are to face them in battle. Ask yourself what you would do when facing an enemy that won't quit in that endeavor creating that struggle (Eph 6:11 "struggle" severe opposition). When you feel your world crashing down, when what seemed certain is now at best...