

The Joy of Suffering and Sacrifice
We need to learn the joy of suffering and prepare for martyrdom. The Via Appia is a road leading south from Rome. Days before his death,...


Cultivating Fear and Awe
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Psalm 111:10). The men strained at their nets and could barely pull in the fish....
Our Duty: Build Christian Counterculture
We have a duty, as 21st century Christians, to build a counterculture. 1,500 years ago, a young nobleman was appalled by the moral chaos...


When Excuses Fall Short
“Amidst the racket and ridicule of people my prayer rises toward You, O my King and my Kingdom. Prayer is incense, that ceaselessly...


Reclaiming Christian Culture
We live in a battle between two spirits: the spirit of the world and the Spirit of God. On Pentecost Day, the Holy Spirit poured into the...


Rejoice in Persecution
We have woken up to a new era in America. The Church has new struggles. For years, the battle against Christianity has been escalating....


Pursuit of Happiness
“Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and...


The Holy Spirit & 21st Century Insanity
“LORD, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? or who shall rest upon thy holy hill? Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life, and doeth the...


What the Christian Has
“Aim at Heaven and you will get earth ‘thrown in’: aim at earth and you will get neither” (C. S. Lewis). The only life worth living is a...


Freedom in Rules and Obligation
Sometimes obligation and legalism are very good things. What does it take to be happy and free? This is what we want. This is the...

