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Train Them to Work

Our children need chores more than they need screen time. The status quo of American parenting is raising a generation that doesn't know how to work. They don't know how to clean, cook, or serve. They know how to consume, complain, and expect everything handed to them. The result will

Invitation Without Manipulation

We don't do traditional altar calls at our church, and people may wonder why. Here's what you need to understand: The altar is never closed. That's the real issue with the modern altar call—it creates the false impression that salvation is only available during a special moment at the

Two Sets of Eyes

There's a fish called the Anablep—people call it the four-eyed fish. It doesn't actually have four eyes, but each eye is split into two lobes. One lobe sees above the water's surface, and the other sees below it at the same time. That fish is living in two worlds

The Holy Spirit Isn't a Feeling

I get nervous when Christians say, "The Holy Spirit is leading me." Not because we shouldn't be led by the Spirit—we absolutely should! But because it seems the modern Christian has redefined following the Holy Spirit's leading to mean doing whatever they want and blaming the Holy Spirit for

You can't serve two masters

No man can serve two masters (Matthew 6:24). You're either living for God or living for self. There is no middle of the road on this one. Trying to walk with one foot in the world and one foot in the kingdom is impossible. Choose today whom you will

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