I recently was invited to pray at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. I was there as a private citizen, and it was an honor to turn our attention to the Lord Jesus Christ — our only hope — and ask for His hand of mercy and blessing upon our country. The convention met just days after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. Hours after that failed attack during his speech, President Trump declared that it was “God and God alone” who protected him and spared his life. The bullet, fired from a […]

“You were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts” (Ephesians 2:1-3).   Three foes of the faith We battle three implacable enemies that seek to destroy us: the world, the flesh and the devil. Every Christian – from the newest “babe in […]

In 1977, the famous movie producer and director Steven Spielberg introduced us to the character Roy Neary, who had a close encounter with aliens. Perhaps I am aging myself, but the five notes of G, E, C, D and F continue to ring in my head. My imagination was stirred, thinking about meeting someone from another planet, speaking a different language and sharing different values. I think, as humans, we are intrigued but terrified all at the same time. I recently saw a news story about a group of loggers in Peru encountering the Mashco Piro, an uncontacted indigenous tribe. […]