The Church Is Not A Rowboat
I recently heard the statement “The Church is not a cruise ship, it’s a rowboat” from someone in leadership at a church. It bothered me the moment he said it, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on “why”. In…Read More→
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Heresy Not Tolerated
Continued from Part 1 – Find that here… Ah, Pergamum. Where religion was the kingdom, and Satan was the king. The fact that a church even EXISTED in Pergamum is a miracle, and is the very reason that Jesus commends…Read More→
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Seat of Satan
The book of Revelation is perfectly poised to help us during times such as this. The Bible is one long metanarrative from end to end. With Revelation being the end of the story, guess what? Jesus wins. Life has become…Read More→
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Satan in the Sanctuary
I see it every day. Someone on social media posting “It’s like we’re living in the book of Revelation. Be prepared, this is the last days”. There are days I feel that way, for sure. It’s not like living in…Read More→
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Divorcing Jesus
Many of us have avoided the book of Revelation throughout our Christian journey because it is intimidating. I don’t dispute that. When you throw in a dragon chasing a pregnant woman wanting to eat her baby, it becomes a bit…Read More→
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If Jesus Wrote A Letter To Your Church
Revelation. A book of awe and wonder, confusion and fear, and….. Discipleship? Where else in the Bible can we study letters written directly by Jesus to specific churches telling them what they are doing right and wrong? If you are…Read More→
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Sometimes You Just Need A Retreat
This is for the ladies, sorry guys! Life has been down right chaos-town in the last 45 days (not that I’m counting…). We’ve become not only a wife, mom, and employee – but homeschool mom, 3 meal-a-day chef, housekeeper extraordinaire,…Read More→
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Jesus Didn’t Come to Make Christians, He Came To Make Disciples
Before we jump into Revelation Discipleship, we need to begin with what “discipleship” means. So often in our modern church language it has come to be equated with certain classes we take, or subjects that we learn. Many in the…Read More→
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Revelation as a Blueprint for Discipleship
At some point, you’ve probably run across the phrase “begin with the end in mind.” The general idea is that we should undertake our efforts with a clear understanding of what we’re trying to accomplish. Stephen Covey even says it’s…Read More→
Will The Real Church Please Stand Up?
I’m going to be honest, I have to fight against fear. I have a love of post-apocalyptic literature, so I have so many scenerios swirling around in my head that involve the collapse of society that I could probably write…Read More→