Originally posted on Facebook on Tuesday, November 30, 2021.

Naturally, as parents, we want to protect our children.

But there comes a time where we must prepare them and let them know that the world is nothing like our home and equip them to confront its cruelty.

We must make it clear that, not only for our children but for everyone that steps out our doors, they are stepping out into a warzone.

So, my goal as a husband, father and the head of my house is to make our home a sanctuary and, to the extent I am able, ensure that the war out there is not happening in here.

That war is with but one enemy – Satan and I discern He has only one attack – calling the goodness of God into question. That means:
Who God is (life)
What God says (truth)
What God gives (good)
and as a product of these;
Who I am (identity) and
What I should treasure (heart / value system)

Establishing peace and safety in my home and equipping my family to win the battles they're confronted with outside of it is to establish the truth of God's goodness.

Originally posted on Facebook on Thursday, November 18, 2021.

I have heard the question asked many times, "How am I supposed to choose Christianity among so many other religions?"

First off, you're mistaken. You can't choose to be Christian.

It's not a matter of picking the belief system that gives you the best deal. It's all about what happens when you hear the Word, whether faith is kindled -whether you hear and believe.

So, the real question is have you truly heard the Word and then, how did you respond?

That's why it's imperative, for those of us who do believe, to preach the unadulterated Word and live it in the power God provides, so to provide more opportunity for people to engage with the true Word.

What's key is the Word, expressly communicated in the person of Jesus Christ so that even babes can understand. Because salvation is His work alone. It is the gift of God alone, for His glory alone, therefore received by faith alone, in Christ alone as imparted by the Word alone.

You do not choose God. He chooses you and His choice is revealed by your response to His Son, Jesus, the Word in flesh.

What we can evaluate is our response. What kind of heart and ears are we hearing with -ones that are obstinate and seek our own desire or those that yearn for righteousness and receive the gift?

Even if you are in doubt and unbelieving, you can ask God for a heart for Him. That's the kind of prayer He's eager to answer. #seek

Originally posted on Facebook on Monday, November 15, 2021.

Sometimes I'm frustrated by the things I still struggle with and it makes me wonder whether I've truly been born again.

But as I ask and seek about that, I find the key to properly evaluating my regeneration is not whether my old nature is still visited by old temptations but whether I now have a new nature indicated by a new heart with new yearnings for God and that confesses Jesus as Lord.

While I am a new creature, the old man remains. And, whatever we feed, we strengthen. Therefore, I starve the old and feed the new. I will never be completely free from temptation until I'm with the Lord but I can weaken the flesh and strengthen my ability to resist it.

Don't confuse this with the demonic talk of feeding the good vs bad wolves.

The wolves approach depends on your strength and your evaluation of good and evil. The new creature depends on God's.