When I was struggling with addiction as a teen, my family had no idea what to do They thought I was doing this to them Today, as an addiction expert, I want to correct four things families almost
Compromise is a slippery slope, and it doesn’t take long to slide backward into moral apathy.
Never give up praying for those hardened souls. Ask God to do what He does best — turn stone hearts into flesh. Let’s all pray and believe together that changed hearts are God’s greatest miracle.
Think about it this way: pastors, faith leaders, or lay ministers would not treat cancer, a broken arm, or provide medical consultation on an autoimmune disease. Yet, when it comes to emotional, relational, or mental health issues, some church and ministry leaders believe they know what treatment to provide and how to counsel people.
While there are many militant pro-choice adherents today, there are also millions God is preparing to hear the truth on the sanctity of life spoken confidently and compassionately. Let’s be ready to engage them.
As James Madison noted in Federalist Paper 48, the Constitution’s “parchment barriers” can’t prevent the executive and legislative branches from ignoring its safeguards. Only an informed citizenry can do that.
The key to a productive, well-balanced life is spiritual health. To deal with disease, discouragement, and stress without a relationship with God is futile. Productive longevity is a good goal, but without spiritual health, a healthy body has little significance.
The prosperity gospel promotes idolatry. Through the messages preached in some churches, money has become the object of worship with God being nothing more than a means to an end.
What is much more concerning to me is that Pastor Locke also said in his message that he was sick of hearing about January 6, saying, “Let me tell you something. You ain’t seen an insurrection yet.”
Many of these pastors especially flinched at late night or early morning calls. Those were typically someone calling the pastors to notify them of a tragedy involving church members.
Don’t get tangled in the web of this world; in Christ, you are free. Live out of this today.
