Low and Slow — What BBQ Taught Me About Following Jesus
I’m pretty sure the first word I ever said after “Mama” and “Daddy” was “barbecue.” Maybe not. But growing up in North Alabama, it might as well have been. BBQ wasn’t just food. It was culture. It was family. It was Sunday afternoons and summer evenings and any excuse you could find to fire up […]
When God Answers Your Prayer for Strength With a Shovel
There’s this thing that happens when life decides to pile on. You take one step forward. Then three steps back. You fix one thing. Two more break. You finally catch your breath, and then something else knocks the wind right out of you. My wife and I have been living in that space for about […]
Still Unfiltered… Just Different
Some of you probably noticed it’s been a little quiet around here lately. That wasn’t strategy.Wasn’t burnout.And it sure wasn’t me disappearing. Honestly? It was just one of those seasons. The kind where you sit on the porch a little longer.Pray a little more.Talk a little less. And if I’m being straight with you — […]
WHAT AMERICA WILL BE — Your Grandchildren’s Nightmare
Let me tell you about your grandchildren’s future. The one you’re building for them right now with your silence. Last week, I showed you what America WAS. A nation built on biblical Christianity. Freedom bought with blood. The inheritance you squandered. Sunday, I showed you what America IS. Tolerance that became tyranny. Cultural surrender. The […]
WHAT AMERICA IS NOW — The Tolerance That Became Tyranny
If you’re still here after Friday’s post, either you’re ready to hear truth or you’re hate-reading to justify your outrage. Either way, buckle up. Because we’re not talking about what America was anymore. We’re talking about what it IS. Right now. Today. The mess your generation created while sitting in your comfortable pews telling yourselves […]
“WHAT AMERICA WAS — The Inheritance Your Generation Squandered”
Fair warning to my liberal friends (if I still have any): You’re probably going to hate this post. Actually, scratch that. You’re definitely going to hate this post. Sunday, I showed you what our ancestors FLED: Persecution. Imprisonment. Execution. Government-controlled religion where questioning the state church meant losing everything. Pilgrims who died crossing the Atlantic. […]
BEFORE YOU ASK “WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE?” — READ THIS…
I know what’s coming. The moment I start posting what I’m about to post, the pearl-clutchers will come out in force. The “touch not the Lord’s anointed” crowd. The “this isn’t very loving” brigade. The folks who confuse niceness with godliness and mistake silence for faithfulness. So let me save you some time: If you’re […]
GOING BACK: HOW AMERICA IS FORGETTING WHAT THE FIRST AMENDMENT ACTUALLY PROTECTED
December 15, 1791. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified. Fifteen words: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Those fifteen words changed the world by codifying something unprecedented: Government cannot control religion. Our ancestors died for that principle. And we’re throwing it […]
WHAT OUR ANCESTORS FLED: WHY THEY RISKED EVERYTHING TO COME HERE
September 1620. Plymouth, England. 102 passengers board a merchant ship called the Mayflower. They’re leaving everything behind. Their homes. Their families. Their country. They know the risks: The Atlantic crossing will take two months—if they survive. Ships sink. Disease spreads. Storms kill. And even if they make it across, there’s no guarantee they’ll survive the […]
IT’S CLOSER THAN YOU THINK: WHAT’S HAPPENING IN CANADA
May 8, 2021. Calgary, Alberta. Pastor Artur Pawlowski is conducting an outdoor church service. It’s during COVID. The Canadian government has banned public gatherings—including worship services. But liquor stores? Open. Casinos? Open. Walmart? Open. Church? Illegal. Calgary police show up. Armed. In tactical gear. They march onto the church property during the service. Pastor Artur […]