We are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh--for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die (Romans 8:12, 13).When I was in the Navy, we called the captain of our ship "the Old Man." Our Old Man was tough and crusty and nobody...
"I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." (John 10:10b NIV)All through my college years I dreamed of owning a Siamese cat. I have always been attracted to this particular breed, and when my neighbor had some kittens that would be ready by...
"The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace." (Rom 8:6, NIV2)The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God. Why? Because though we are unaware of it, we have treaded into the enemy's territory and have become...
The ideal weapon, the one that doesn't kill!"The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds." (2 Corinthians 10:4 NIV)The weapons of the earth are all about killing. If you don't agree, just...
December 18, 1865 was a special day for those who lived under the harsh conditions of slavery. That day, the Thirteenth Amendment to the constitution of the United States of America, the amendment that would official abolish slavery, was passed.Not every slave heard...
In How Can I Break Free from my Addictions, Part 1, we discovered that we have been lied to by the evil one himself. Those urgings that keep us viciously addicted can only be broken if we take Jesus' promises as Truth: "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free...
During our trek to freedom from our addictions, we have discovered that we have an enemy who is constantly feeding us lies, forever holding onto us with the heavy burden called addiction. God wants to free us from those lies! "That they will come to their senses and...