Living under "Slavery"
“What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to...
This is a Different World
“How long will the land lie parched and the grass in every field be withered? Because those who live in it are wicked, the animals and...
Our Bodies for God's Glory & Satan's Defeat
“To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger...
Why We Must Fight
Colossians 3:1, “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand...
The Humbling, Slippery Slope
“‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.” (Jeremiah 6:14, 8:11) “For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear...
"Goggles Much?" (on Thanksgiving)
(This is passed on from a good friend and fellow minister, Pastor Dominic Guerra, in Okinawa, Japan) Ever heard of “beer goggles”? It’s a...
Why Do We Put Our Armor On Every Day?
“Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. (Ephesians 6:11) There is a Japanese saying...
Why the World Acts like the World
“The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their...
“Coming to a City Near You!” - A Biblical Perspective on Doing Battle
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world...
How to Love Your Neighbor in an Epidemic of Loneliness
"’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your...