Words of Life

“The weapons we use in our fight are not the world’s weapons but God’s powerful weapons, which we use to destroy strongholds. We destroy false arguments; we pull down every proud obstacle that is raised against the knowledge of God; we take every though...

Whether you’ve believed in Jesus since kindergarten or the spiritual world feels a little out there, can we agree that something ominous is happening beneath the surface of our everyday life? Beneath the surface-level chaos, something deeper is unraveling...

I was at a Starbucks with this thirty-something guy, and as he shared his story with me, he was crying. Not just teary-eyed; I mean snot and tears. He was ugly crying. It was the kind of situation where you might...

Some days, I don’t feel like a light. I know that Jesus said to His followers, “You are the light of the world,”1 but can that really apply to you and me? It’s easy to be afraid to shine. We know the dirt of our thoughts...

Picture yourself standing at the foot of Calvary, looking up at three figures hanging in agony against the darkening sky. In the center hangs Jesus of Nazareth, the man who claimed to be...

In my years as a pastor, I have occasionally received texts or anonymous letters that were not kind. I would read them, feel hurt and defensive, and my spirit would plummet. As a young pastor, I did not manage...

All of us have times when God shows us red flags yet we view them like invitations. We try to make things work because it’s what we want. We can be narcissistic and try to manipulate...

I’m convinced “deconstruction” has become a new word for an old tactic of the Enemy trying to separate people from God. It comes in many different forms, but at the end of the day, the Enemy simply wants you to walk away from your faith. If he can make you…

Transformation does not start with behavior; it starts with belief. You cannot sustain a new life in a new year with an old mind. What Paul is exposing in Romans 12 is not just a spiritual problem—it’s a formation problem. But Paul says there is another way: “Do not be…

While our skin is technically the largest organ in the human body as far as surface area (skin can account for up to 20 square feet in adults), the largest organ system in the body by weight is skeletal muscle, different from smooth or cardiac muscle, which accounts for 30-40 percent of…