There is a kind of commerce that depends on darkness. It finds its margin in confusion, its profit in the uninformed. It does not want you thinking at all. It needs you off-balance. This is not a new problem. The prophet Amos condemned merchants who couldn't wait for the Sabbath
Your child will face a moment — in the locker room, at the lunch table, maybe even in church — where the crowd goes one way and God's Word goes another. Most parents train their kids to be liked. To be polite, agreeable, easy to get along with. That's not the problem.
A packed house and a Spirit-filled church are not the same thing. We've spent so long confusing the two that nobody bothers to ask which one we're building. Count the seats. Fill the seats. Add more seats. And we called it ministry. The only thing separating some Sunday morning services
If you're too busy for church, you're too busy. I've heard every version of the excuse. Sports. Travel. Rest. Family time. They're not bad things. That's what makes it complicated. Nobody's skipping church for something obviously wrong. They're skipping it for something that feels reasonable. But reasonable isn't the same
A lot of believers are exhausted. Not from doing too much — from trying to balance standing still. You already know this feeling. The wobble the moment you stop pedaling. A bicycle cannot stay upright without motion. Neither can you. Sanctification is a ride, not a parking spot. Stop praying, stop