The Heat of Battle

Dear Ones: In this spiritual warfare in which we find ourselves, there are victories and there are casualties.  It can be a vicious struggle at times, as our enemy is a ruthless foe.  However, in every consideration of this conflict, we always begin with our Captain, the victorious Christ.  He has defeated all of our…

The Warfare

Dear Ones: The call to follow Christ is a call to communion with God.  But it is also a call to follow the Captain into conflict…a very real invisible war.  From the Garden of Eden, to the contesting of Job, to the resisting by Satan in accusing Joshua the High Priest, to the temptation of…

Peace In My House

Dear Ones: Scripture tells us that our God is a God of peace.  By “peace,” we do not mean passivity.  But we do mean that God gives a blessed calmness of spirit, soul, and body, which is beyond our understanding, and capacity to produce in and of ourselves.  Let’s go back and look at the…

The Priority of Peace

Dear Ones: In every consideration of any and all subjects pertaining to life, to understand what is not only right and wrong, but also, good and wholesome, we begin with God and Him alone.  We come back again and again to the fact of God existing before creation, and by creations, He alone is the…