Generally, media outlets focus on terrible situations. Suffering and outrage seem to sell better than reports of people helping and loving one another. The news this week included an incident in which a high school student shot and killed several of his classmates. It...
There are times when it’s healthy to stop and reflect on one’s life in a deeper way than may be usual. This week I turn sixty years old. As is true for other milestones on one’s journey, birthdays provide a great opportunity to consider what’s gone before, and what...
Yesterday, a friend shared a verse with me that really made me think. It was from Jeremiah. The Old Testament book of Jeremiah is difficult for me to read. A major focus of this book is to proclaim God’s judgement against his people for their decision to forsake him...
There seems to be a growing sense of unease in the world today. Life can be complex and demanding, and many things are well outside of our personal control. In such an atmosphere it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and at times almost helpless. I’ll share but one of several...
There’s a lot going on right now. Between the Pandemic, political chaos, and rapidly-changing economic realities, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Added to this is the unspoken sense many people have that things will likely get worse before they get better. At such...
There’s a good deal of overlap between the physical world in which security specialists operate and the spiritual realm. One example concerns the similarities between Situational Awareness (SA) and Spiritual Awareness (SPA). Situational Awareness is foundational to...
In Part One of this series, we mentioned that the word “arena” refers to a place of contest or combat. We noted that in the spiritual realm the arena is that place where battles are fought for the souls of men, women, and children. We are all born into sin and...
In Part One of this series, we mentioned that the word “arena” refers to a place of contest or combat. We noted that in the spiritual realm the arena is that place where battles are fought for the souls of men, women, and children. We are all born into sin and...
The word “arena” refers to a place of contest or combat. Perhaps the most famous arena in world history is the Roman Colosseum. For centuries after its completion in the year 80 AD, more than 50,000 spectators at a time would pack into this amphitheater to watch...
