Equipping Saints • Engaging Culture • Examining Claims
There’s a moment in Sicily, summer of 1943, that captures everything about George S. Patton in a single scene. Standing on ancient ground where armies had clashed for millennia, he turned to his staff officers and made a pronouncement that sent eyebrows skyward: he had fought on this very field before—not in some previous campaign,…
The Two Swords of Christ: Five Centuries of War between Islam and the Warrior Monks of Christendom by Raymond Ibrahim Summary – Main Argument The book chronicles the conflict between Islam and the West through the history of the Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller, warrior-monk orders that Ibrahim presents as defenders of Christian civilization against…
Two Years Ago: A Fateful Waste of Opportunity On October 7, 2023, Hamas carried out a brutal, large-scale attack on southern Israel, killing civilians, taking hostages, launching rockets — acts that under almost any international standard amount to terrorism, war crimes, or at least atrocities. The international community, especially the Security Council, had both the…
Guiding Principles When sharing the gospel with Native American communities, approach with deep respect for their rich spiritual traditions, strong community bonds, and historical experiences. Like Filipino cultures, many Native American communities value hospitality, extended family connections, oral storytelling, and communal decision-making. These are merely ideas for consideration. Prompt 1: The Relational Bridge Approach Prompt:…
East Valley International Church believes the Holy Spirit doesn’t distinguish between pews and pixels—His power flows through sanctuary aisles and streaming screens alike, reaching hearts that need Christ in living rooms, coffee shops, and late-night scrolling sessions. We’re living in a moment of beautiful contradiction: a generation starving for what’s real while questioning everything labeled “truth,”…
Baptist News Global’s dismissal of Megan Basham as a “flame-throwing Gonzo journalist” represents not a substantive critique but rather an exercise in rhetorical evasion—a transparent attempt to discredit through caricature what they apparently cannot refute through argument. This is the methodology of those who have abandoned serious engagement for the comfort of tribal signaling. The…
The Day Heaven Touched Charlotte: Billy Graham’s Conversion Under Mordecai Ham’s Tent The autumn air hung heavy over Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1934, thick with the mingled scents of sawdust and anticipation. Beneath a sprawling canvas tent that could hold several thousand souls, a drama of eternal significance was unfolding—though few present that November evening…
The second edition of *Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High*, authored by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, published in 2012 by McGraw-Hill, presents a comprehensive framework for managing high-stakes dialogues in personal, professional, and organizational contexts. Building on empirical research and practical insights derived from over two decades…
Introduction: A Nation Carved in Stone Beneath the picturesque Alpine villages, chocolate shops, and precision watch factories of Switzerland lies one of the most extensive and sophisticated networks of fortifications ever constructed. For decades, the Swiss Confederation transformed its mountains into a labyrinth of secret bunkers, tunnels, and underground fortresses—a hidden world that embodied the…
In the grand pantheon of American literary figures, few cast as long a shadow as Samuel Langhorne Clemens—the man the world knew as Mark Twain. Author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain was more than America’s greatest humorist; he was a cultural institution, a voice that defined a nation…