The Bible reveals these three roots that lead to evil: Mammon: “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows” (1 Timothy 6:10 NKJV, emphasis added). Chasing money and depending on it to preserve people replaces dependence … Continue reading The Root and Roots

We’ve asked Jehovah Nissi, The Lord Our Banner, to plant His banner in our prodigals’ lives and claim them as His own, and I believe He has done that and is working in their lives in very real ways to bring them back to relationship with Himself. Of course, the enemy is still trying to … Continue reading Marking Territory

When weather permits, Kevin and I like to go outside and sit on our swing in the evenings after dinner. We swing, sometimes holding hands, connecting over our day, talking about the family—especially the grandchildren—funny things we’ve heard or seen, what we need to work on in the house or yard, things God has done, … Continue reading Red Wasps

Many prodigals are demanding—some politely, and others not so politely—that their pray-ers not speak about God to them, sometimes with the threat of no longer having communication with them. At times, it actually results in isolation, and in some cases, forced estrangement. Cancel culture is a weapon the enemy uses to silence witness in the … Continue reading Cancel Culture

We can’t change their hearts or their minds, nor can we save them. We can’t change their choice of friends. We can’t make decisions for them. The good news is: “the battle is not yours, but God’s” (2 Chronicles 20:15 NKJV); “the battle is the LORD’s” (1 Samuel 17:47). When Sennacherib, king of Syria, camped … Continue reading The Battle Is the Lord’s