The elite special forces unit, the U.S. Army Rangers, have this language as part of their creed: “I will never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy.” That idea has been part of military culture for millennia. No man left behind. You know, we as Christians should have that same…

I have something to confess to you. I want to confess that I don’t like confessing. And I bet you don’t either. I mean, whenever we have done something wrong, we want to keep it hidden. We want to keep it private. We don’t want anybody to know what we did. That’s how our fallen…

Country star John Michael Montgomery had a huge hit song years ago that said, I swear, By the moon and stars in the sky, I’ll be there, I swear Like the shadow that’s by your side, I’ll be there For better or worse, ‘Til death do us part I’ll love you with every beat of…

I hate to wait. Don’t you? I mean I want what I want and I want it now. That’s the spirit of the age. We have become so conditioned to have things immediately that we grow intensely Frustrated when we have to wait in the least. Patient is no longer seen a virtue, but as…

“Hey, are you going over there tonight? If the good Lord willing and the creek don’t rise.” That’s one of those good Southern country sayings. But it actually expresses a profound biblical truth. We can make plans all day long, but they will only come to pass if the Lord is willing. The Holy Spirit…

How close are you to God? Did you know that you are as close to him as you want to be? That’s right. Scripture says in James chapter 4, draw near to God and he will draw near to you. So yeah, that means you and I are as close to God as we want…

Let me hit you with a heavy question. Are you a friend of God or a foe of God? Almost everybody I’ve ever met would say, “I’m a friend of God.” But here’s the follow-up question that help us determine if we are really a friend of God:  are you a friend of the world?…

Do you want to do what is wise? Then the book of James, chapter 3 tells us not to do anything that is motivated by bitter jealousy and selfish ambition. Why? Because bitter jealousy and selfish ambition according to God are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. Wherever bitter jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be…

Do you have faith in God? I have folks I’m sharing Jesus with tell me from time to time, “I believe in God.” But that’s not what I’m asking. The book of James in chapter 2 tells us that even the demons believe in God and fear Him. But they don’t have faith in Him.…

If there is one thing that Americans love to talk about, it’s freedom. But, if there’s one thing that Americans don’t really understand biblically, it’s freedom. We typically think that true freedom is the ability to do whatever we want. I am free if I can choose this or I can choose that, but if…