In every generation, the people of God have faced cultural distractions capable of pulling hearts away from Christ. Today, one of the most subtle and destructive distractions is the rise of conspiracy theories. They spread quickly, appeal to emotion, create an “us vs. them” mentality, and often claim secret knowledge that others—including the church—have supposedly overlooked. But conspiracy thinking isn’t …
In recent days, a wave of anti-Christian sentiment seems to be rising across the West. One of the most alarming examples has been the morbid celebration surrounding the death of Charlie Kirk, a prominent Christian and political activist. Disturbingly, this reaction is not isolated—similar hostility has been directed toward others who profess faith in Christ. Where is this coming from? …
I am sure if your like me Your a little bit emotionally exhausted with all that has gone on the past two weeks. From watching one of the most impactful Christians leaders in this generation be Martyerd for Christ right in front of his family to the shock of watching pure evil manifest itself in those who gleefully were celebrating …
We all live with expectations—about God, people, church, and ourselves. What happens when those expectations don’t match reality? “For as the heavens are higher than the earth,so are my ways higher than your waysand my thoughts than your thoughts.”— Isaiah 55:9 (ESV) The Problem with Expectations There isn’t a person alive who hasn’t wrestled with unmet expectations. Expectations are assumptions …
We have a history, like any other nation, filled with both good and bad moments—times when we triumphed over evil and times when evil was overlooked. Just recently, we celebrated Thanksgiving, a holiday we often take for granted. But you might not know that Thanksgiving wasn’t always celebrated consistently. It wasn’t until 1863, in the middle of the Civil War—when …