Woodpeckers Begone!

1 Peter 5:8-9 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. Our red barn was starting to resemble a patchwork quilt. The woodpeckers were having Continue Reading…

It Only Takes a Few

1 Samuel 14:6 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the Lord will work for us, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.” Great victories can be won by only a few Continue Reading…

Deconstructing God

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. “I just don’t believe anymore.” Those words reflect the mindset of many these days who describe themselves as “deconstructing” their faith. Simply stated, deconstructionism refers to the widespread movement of former Christians dismantling their faith, saying Continue Reading…

Don’t Sink!

1 Peter 1:6-7 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Continue Reading…