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Radical Left is Trying to Experiment on Our Kids
Last week, we spoke at the Charlotte Mecklenburg School system’s board meeting as it discussed the upcoming “gender unicorn.” Because so many concerned parents showed up to speak, our time was...
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The ‘rage’ behind the push for abortion
“The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death” (Psalm 94:21). Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest provider of abortion, and the Democratic Party have joined...
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3 Steps to Hostile Takeover of America
Today’s aggressive secular revolution has left no stone unturned as the agenda to takeover America is advancing at breakneck speed. Behind it all we’ve discovered a three-step strategy that’s...
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Time to Be the Light
A.W. Tozer, once said, “When we become so tolerant that we lead people into mental fog and spiritual darkness, we are not acting like Christians, we are acting like cowards.” Ouch. Today, the problem...
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How Christians Can Transform the World
Today, America is not changing from Christian to secular, but from secular to pagan. So what are we as Christians supposed to do? How can we live in such a way that we Christians transform the world...
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Christians: Time for complete and total surrender
America is changing fast, not from Christian to secular but from secular to pagan. Just listening to sound bites from our two candidates for president reveals a much steeper decline than many...
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Beware Spiritual ‘leaders’ with False Messages About Sin
With nine kids between the two of us, there are plenty of cuts, aches and bruises we tend to throughout the week. So when David’s 6-year-old son was limping around the yard, it was just another day in...
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The Real Men America Desperately Needs
According to a recent headline, the most destructive thing a boy can hear growing up in today’s America is “be a man.” If you’re talking to a 6 year old, that might be true, but the article was...
View ArticleDaring Greatly in a Declining Culture
What makes cowards run and champions rise? How is it that some people can face their fears, die to their dreams, and still have an abundant, fulfilling life? The book of Daniel answers these...
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Zadok, Christian Churches and the LGBT Split
There’s an interesting separation taking place in the Christian community today over homosexuality and gay marriage. One leader opposes – another affirms – yet most just sit silent. But not for long....
View ArticleGreat Red Dragon & The Birth of Christ
Several years ago, our dad explained to us a different way to look at the Nativity scene in a Christmas sermon he preached, titled, “Do you see what I see?” At first we thought he was going to sing –...
View Article5 Goals to Set for 2017
“Pray for me this New Year’s Eve. I have less than 20 hours to lose 30 lbs., read through the Bible and write 40 thank you letters!” Haven’t we all felt this way at some level or another on New Year’s...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Balance of Truth and Mercy
Dietrich Bonhoeffer once said, “It’s not enough to help hurting people; you must also stop the things that hurt them.” In the Bible, we call this the balance of truth and mercy. God commands that His...
View ArticleLeft’s Eye-Popping Hypocrisy on Moral Objection
Last week, the Washington Post ran an opinion piece headlined, “Should designers dress Melania and Ivanka? The question is more complex than it seems.” Actually, the question is not more complex than...
View ArticleSILENT SCREAMS OF AMERICA’S OWN HOLOCAUST
Many Americans are talking about our nation becoming great again, but that can’t happen as long as we continue killing our unborn children. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, marked the 44th anniversary of Roe vs....
View ArticleTRUMP ACTS FATHERLY
Fathers matter. The issues we face as a nation can be directly traced back to a lack of fathers. As a matter of fact, Scripture is clear that the land “suffers a curse” when fathers turn their hearts...
View ArticleA REVOLUTION HIJACKING AMERICA’S YOUTH
When it comes to those who want to radically transform America, the issue is never the issue – the revolution is. And the revolution is hijacking our youth. Just look at the protesters at Berkeley and...
View ArticleWAKE UP, AMERICA! THIS IS TYRANNY
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out – Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out – Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then...
View ArticleWhy Christians should have a hard head, soft heart
If you’re going to get in the game today, transforming the culture instead of letting it transform you, it’s important to engage in a way that communicates truth with grace. Because true love captures...
View Article3 Terrible Consequences When a Nation Rejects God
Our constitutional right of religious liberty is the last standing obstacle in the way of the radical sexual revolution. Every step in this revolution leads to another, as the ceiling becomes the floor...
View ArticleChristians: Shine Your Lights in Morally Dark Culture
Dr. Elton Trueblood, former chaplain for Stanford and Harvard Universities in the early 1900s, was once asked what the church in America would look like in the last half of the 20th century. His answer...
View ArticleEerie Biblical Pattern Unfolding as America Denies Truth
When truth is denied, or redefined, it’s not long before all hell breaks loose. It’s true that when driving a car today, red means stop and green means go. If we deny this truth – or have our “own”...
View ArticleSTRATEGIC BOMBING IN AMERICA’S CULTURE WAR
Strategic bombing is an effective military strategy with the goal of weakening the enemy through the use of air, land or sea firepower. One of its main objectives is to demoralize the enemy so...
View ArticleWhat the Bible says about Protecting Syria’s Innocent People
Dietrich Bonhoeffer once said, “It’s not enough to help hurting people; we must also stop the things that hurt them.” Today, we are watching this played out as our president ordered airstrikes against...
View ArticleGreatest Hope When Life Gets You Down
Easter weekend is over, we’ve eaten too many chocolate eggs, and now it’s time to get back to the grind. Well, at least Jason ate too many eggs. The Mondays after holiday weekends are usually the...
View ArticleGOD’S BLESSING COMES WITH HIS BURDEN
Today, as a nation, we should not request God’s blessing if we reject His burden. In other words, if we truly want to be blessed of God, we cannot turn our back on the things that matter to Him. Last...
View ArticlePRECIOUS CHILDREN IN CROSSHAIRS OF RADICAL SEX AGENDA
Jesus once said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a...
View Article3 KEYS TO SAVING AMERICA FROM COLLAPSE
This July 4 weekend, we celebrate the birth of our nation. We celebrate our Declaration. We celebrate our freedom. As Americans, we’ve been given a lot – so it’s so easy to take what we have for...
View ArticleEx-Lesbians New Identity – In Christ
Last week, on the same day Eugene Peterson came out in favor of gay marriage – and later retracted – I (David) had a great conversation with a same-sex attracted young woman who came out of the lesbian...
View ArticleHow to be an agent of hope and healing in America
Although many people in today’s culture say it’s wrong to make judgments, the truth is that making a righteous judgment is vital to the health of a nation. A few weeks ago I (David) was able to make...
View ArticleTrue Transformation
If we are going to see transformation in our nation once again for the Gospel it’s going to require both revival and reformation. While revival brings us back to life – re”vive,” reformation brings us...
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‘Great Harlot’ in Revelation is Perverting World
Since we graduated high school in 1994 (dang, we’re getting old!), we’ve made it a goal to read through the Bible every year. This time of year, we end up in the book of Revelation before renewing our...
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Men, be Courageous in Battle against PC Madness
Submission to political correctness creates weak men – men who lack the courage to stand for what they believe, simply for fear someone might get “offended.” This is the reason why so many men,...
View ArticleU.S need bold Christian Leaders
Upton Sinclair once said, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!” Of course, Sinclair was a socialist, but he absolutely nailed it...
View ArticleTruth in Love – Have a Hard Head and a Soft Heart
When entering into politically divisive conversations today, it’s important to do so with a hard head and a soft heart. In other words, the best way to enter the conversational “fray” in today’s...
View ArticleThe No. 1 killer of all things good
John Maxwell once said, “When you are full of pride on the inside, it makes you stiff, stubborn, and creates strife with others.” That’s putting it lightly, because pride is a killer of all things...
View ArticleOvercoming Adversity
Featuring The Benham Brothers on this issue’s cover, GOODlife Magazine is a premier bi-monthly Christian print and digital magazine. We capture readers with captivating articles, including regular...
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Bold & Broken: Chicago
So often in today’s cultural conversation it’s easy to focus on winning our point more than the person. But if we’re going to be a bridge God can use to connect heaven to earth we must always put the...
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FERT: The Amazing Baseball Chaplain
If you’re going to get in the game and be a bridge God can use to bring a little heaven to earth for someone today, like we discuss in our upcoming book Bold and Broken, it’s going to require us to...
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God’s Love: Sometimes It’s The Little Things
No matter how influential you may or may not be in culture, one thing is for absolute sure … being faithful in the home – with those who know you best and need you most – is more important than...
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Meet A Prayer Warrior Extraordinaire
One of our favorite family movies of all time is “War Room” by Alex and Stephen Kendrick. Our kids often ask us to play it when we’re on road trips and we gladly oblige because it’s an inspiring film...
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Red Light, Green Light: What Happens When Laws Are Ignored
While God calls us to stand in the “personal” gap for others, creating that divine connection, there are times when God wants us to also stand in the “cultural” gap for truth. In Nehemiah’s time,...
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What Does Love Look Like?
Those who stand in the gap for others operate out of a spirit of love – a deep love for God and the people He created. Not only is this love a deep emotion that leads us to affection and attention,...
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The Best Missionary Fields Are Often The Closest
In our last few articles, we’ve discussed how Christ’s followers can become a bridge for God that connects heaven to earth for others in simple, practical ways. And one of the best places to...
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IT’S ANOTHER THING TO BE PRO-LIFE
We’ve said for years that it’s one thing to be against abortion, but it’s another thing to be pro-life. One of the best ways to be pro-life is to foster or adopt, like our friend, Peter, out in...
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CHRISTIAN IDENTITY CRISIS?
As Christians it’s important to get in the game and be a voice for truth and bridge to God for all those we come in contact with throughout our day. So it’s vital we understand our full identity in...
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Are You A Bully Or A Bystander For Christ?
When we were kids, our dad used to say, “Boys, we are called to walk the narrow road for Christ – and that means there are ditches on both sides.” He learned this lesson well over the years. So for...
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America’s Anti-Religious Bigotry
Abraham Lincoln once said, “The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.” We’ve seen that to be true, which is why USA Today’s recent story...
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Business Is Ministry
In 2003 we found ourselves out of jobs with no idea which direction God wanted us to go. As we prayed we began to feel more and more pulled into “ministry,” or at least what we thought was ministry....
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Duty Is Yours, Results Are God’s
John Quincy Adams once said, after losing case after case after case in a seemingly hopeless cause to set the slaves free, “Duty is mine, results are God’s.” This sums up what every person should...
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