It began in the 1970’s with the seeker-friendly movement. Hard topics like sin, hell, the judgement seat of Christ, spiritual warfare, and sexual issues were a turnoff to the unchurched, so they were removed or blunted. Make the music upbeat, and so loud you can’t Read More
I’m a long hauler; I’ve had long covid for 20 months. The symptoms include difficulty breathing, draining fatigue, and the neurological effects of covid brain, which include depression crashes, anxiety, and brain fog or thoughts that don’t line up with who I am. The symptoms Read More
A pastor recently told this story: “A good-looking young couple recently approached me at an altar asking for a word of blessing regarding their relationship. Expecting me to just quickly bless them, they bowed their heads immediately. Without even seeking the Lord, I said, ‘Are Read More
The following is an expanded version of a chapter from my book 100 Days on the Road to Grace; a Devotional for the Sexually Broken. Depression Chapter 59 from 100 Days on the Road to Grace But he himself went a day’s journey into the Read More
A commentary by Rebekah, my 21 year old daughter who works for Blazing Grace, follows this one. Imagine you’re a business owner. Your company has 100 employees, 10 of whom are managers that you’ve entrusted the success of the company with. In just several months, Read More
And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. Mark 6:31 Last Sunday I went alone to the desert for several days of Read More
In 2007, while going through a tough time, I met with a guy named Argus several times. Argus was in his mid-70’s; he was a tough spiritual warrior, strong in faith, and bold. When Argus prayed it was with a power and authority I hadn’t Read More
Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw Read More
I’ve shared recently how I will be in the UK and Europe in May and June, leading conferences and other events. In order to get word out about the conferences in the UK, we’ve been contacting the media outlets there to inquire about running paid Read More
Yesterday was a typical Sunday. I was up early to take advantage of the quiet before everyone woke up and had around an hour with the Lord. As the morning progressed, a sense of anxiety began to creep over me, though I had nothing to Read More
Yesterday, as I prepped for our radio show, I ran across Pornhub’s Christmas stats. Pornhub, which claims that 150 million active users visit their site every day, saw visits to their site drop by 32% on Christmas Eve, then jump by 15% above normal on Read More
Prior to 1999, receiving the love of God in my heart had been a frustrating mystery. It’s not until His life-changing love resurrects a stone-cold heart that we find the love, joy, and peace we’ve yearned for. What follows is an edited version of chapter Read More
You’re walking down the street and see a woman wearing yoga pants and a top showing way too much cleavage. You maul her with your eyes. Then what? Now you’ve sparked your flesh, which is never satisfied, and you’ve opened the door to our spiritual Read More
My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word! Psalm 119:25 Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise! Psalm 119:154 It’s the late 1970’s, and I’m sitting on a bench at a bus stop in Read More
You must remember—the world we live in is a world at war. Why is that so hard to accept? And even if we do come to accept it—and few people do—why is it so hard to hang on to that reality every day? What is Read More
They tell us that we preachers should never do any negative preaching, that we should preach only on positive topics. I’d have to throw away a good portion of my New Testament if I left out the negatives. The Bible is double-barreled all the way Read More
I met with the senior pastor of a church of 1,000 here in AZ for lunch last week. He told me that at their recent men’s retreat, 80% of the men admitted to struggling with pornography. When he asked how many would take a specific Read More
The Lamp Posts below can provide light for all of the Christian life. Let’s jump right in. Freedom and healing are impossible in isolation. Many have tried the “do it yourself” approach to avoid sharing their weaknesses and failures with others, including myself. You must Read More
Sunday July 31, Bekah and I left in the morning to drive to Las Vegas. The morning began for me with a 3:00AM dose of warfare. There would more of those as the month progressed. About 20 miles outside of Las Vegas, we ran into Read More
After last week’s newsletter on equipping you to be a spiritual warrior, I got hit with one of those late-night battles I described in the article. Our spiritual adversary is quite happy to keep us feeding on milk and cookies Sunday morning at church, but Read More
Last Thursday and Friday, Bekah and I were in Las Vegas, where I hosted two live shows of Blazing Grace radio. KKVV’s radio studio is located in the middle of the sexually charged hot zone of the city. 5 strip clubs, an erotica museum, sex Read More
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3:18 Once a year, every February, I take my three daughters out to a fancy restaurant for dinner. We get dressed up. They spend time planning what Read More
We live in tough times. Disease, threats of war, exploding crime and violence, rampaging evil, rifts in society, and a church that’s reeling is the new norm. While many yearn for “getting back to normal,” none of this is going away on its own. Satan Read More
If any of you should ask me for an epitome of the Christian religion, I should say that it is in one word – prayer. My own soul’s conviction is that prayer is the grandest power in the entire universe, that it has more omnipotent Read More