A recent chat among colleagues about self-promotion touched a sensitive nerve in me because it is an issue I have struggled with throughout my journey as a self-published author. I am aware of the teaching of Solomon – Let another praise you, and not your own mouth. (Proverbs 27:2), as well as the teaching of Jesus – Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. (Matthew 23:12). Peter affirms these principles – God is opposed to the

There are people on various social media platforms who are trying to infiltrate your thoughts and confuse, challenge, and change your perspectives on God, faith, the Bible, and spiritual matters. They are using terms like “awakening” to suggest that what you may have been taught all your life is seriously lacking, even maliciously withheld, and there is some higher level of spiritual awareness you can attain that is far beyond the traditional experience of church and Script

How often have you heard about a couple filing for divorce and citing the cause as “irreconcilable differences?” That term is intentionally vague and broad, allowing for a wide range of reasons a marriage can be considered legally failed. Cornwell Law School defines irreconcilable differences as “when spouses are unable to get along or work together to maintain their marriage.” It could be based on “a lack of communication, differing political views, lack of sexual intimacy

Arkansas recently became the second state in our nation to require displays of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms and other public buildings. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed Senate Bill 433 (SB433) into law on April 14, 2025, after a 71-20 passage in the House and a 27-4 passage in the Senate. Louisiana passed a similar Bill (H.B. 71) in June 2024. While I certainly revere and respect the Biblical principles of the Ten Commandments and see the great val

If you ask the average person on the street what the marks of a true Christian are, you will likely get various responses: loving people, feeding the hungry, caring for the homeless & impoverished, tending the sick, contributing to other benevolent causes, or otherwise, living a good clean life of truth and honesty. The fact of the matter is many non-Christian people do all those things, so are they the real telltale signs? Jesus taught – I am the vine, you are the branches;

Karl Wallenda pioneered the breath-taking act staged high above the big tent arena called the Seven-Person Chair Pyramid, and the Flying Wallenda Family have performed this dangerous feat on the highwire tightrope before thousands of circus crowds worldwide without a safety net since 1948. They were excellent acrobats and daredevils that kept audiences sitting on the edge of their seats. They mastered their skill through countless hours of intense training,

The motion picture “The Vow” (Spyglass Entertainment 2012) was the eighth highest-grossing romantic drama produced since 1980. In the complex storyline, a daughter discovers that her father had an affair with her best friend. Struggling through her betrayal and anger, she confronts her mother, “He cheated on you with my friend! How could you stay with him?” Her mother’s response became the memorable and insightful quote from the film, “I chose to stay with him

The late country comedian of the Grand Ole Opry, Jerry Clower, once said, “Nowhere in the Bible does it say that you’ll go to hell if you take a drink of whiskey. I wish it did!” Many Christians use the absence of that “black-n-white” clarity to justify the consumption of alcoholic beverages even though Scripture warns multiple times about the pitfalls of strong drink. Nowhere in the Bible does it say you’ll go to hell if you gamble in a casino. I wish it did! It would sure

I have always been fascinated by discovering the hidden images embedded within autostereograms. You’ve seen those, haven’t you? An autostereogram is a two-dimensional graphic image that contains a three-dimensional optical illusion embedded within its dot patterns and colors. When I first attempted to see these hidden images, it was somewhat difficult since you have to relax your eyes in a kind of cross-eyed sensation to view them. Even then, it takes the brain a few moments

As missiles are blowing up in the Middle East, so are end-times prophecy views and predictions across social media. Granted, Biblical eschatology (the study of the end times) can be challenging, confusing, and controversial. We can still make some sense of world events in light of Scriptural teaching. It requires, however, more discerning scholarship than some of the dubious sensationalism currently being proposed. One such idea is that the current war underway in the Gaza S

What name and body will transgenders have in the afterlife? In all the woke talk of the current transgender culture, I’d be surprised if even a few have entertained that question. It is a valid question that could reveal some critical perspectives on transgender ideology, and I will attempt to give a viable answer from a Biblical point of view. When Jesus sent His letter to the church at Sardis, He admonished them with this promise – “He who overcomes will thus be clothed i

Artificial intelligence (AI) is simply the science of making machines that can think like humans, perform tasks like humans, learn like humans, and solve problems like humans using massive amounts of data in ways humans never will. AI is also a broadened term for what we have labeled as “robots” for decades. Many will remember Jane buying Rosie the Robot in a 1962 episode of The Jetsons cartoon series to serve as her maid. And who among us Boomers could forget the B-9 Robo

Have you ever been sick with the flu or some other ailment and gotten well, only to get sick with the same condition days or weeks later? Doctors call that a “relapse.” Persons with substance addiction will often relapse in their treatment process, going back to booze or pills in a moment of critical weakness after months or years of sobriety. A similar phenomenon is often found in various events of things that strangely occur again, described by the popular phrase, “Histo

As lawlessness increases (Matthew 24:12) and evil progresses from bad to worse (II Timothy 3:13) in these later days of the end times, it has been intriguing to see how words that have traditionally been defined in terms of pure spiritual principle are now twisted and corrupted to accommodate a very sinister objective. “Love” and “grace” are two prime examples. In the chapter defining the Doctrine of Division from volume two of my series, Dismantling Doctrines of Demons: Defi

I’m always intrigued by social media friends who identify as believers yet post statements or graphics that display some of the most vulgar and offensive messages imaginable. Some of those posts are even preceded or followed by another post presenting a Scriptural or spiritual thought. Why is it any wonder that kind of incongruency raises questions & concerns about the mindset behind them? I recently made this Facebook post – “If you can continue to post vulgar words & graphi

“Demons”…when that word is mentioned, many people bring to mind the graphic and offensive images of actress Linda Blair playing the role of Regan MacNeil, a demon-possessed 12-year-old girl in the 1973 horror film, “The Exorcist.” Others conjure thoughts of Ouija boards, witch’s covens, black magic, human sacrifices, and Satan worship, all things of sinister evil that don’t top the best choice list for late-night reading before falling asleep. Those things are not the charact

In my first book, “Dismantling Doctrines of Demons: Disclosing the Darkness” (Volume One), I talk about Biblical prophecy being played out, similar to working a picture puzzle. To start with, I believe prophecy, in general, is dispensational. That theological term holds a number of ideas for different Bible students, but I apply it from the simple perspective that little by little, as time passes by, the prophetic elements of Scripture are more clearly reveale

The prophet Daniel provides one of the most descriptive profiles of the future world dictator Scripture calls the Antichrist. One of the...