An Ongoing Battle
Dear Wake Up Family: I preface my article this month with something Larry said in a seminar back in 2000. Ask yourself as you contemplate his words and my article afterwards, if the United States is becoming more righteous or more immoral as the years go by. I would also add that it is perfectly […]
Christianity Isn’t Accomplishing What God Intended
Dear Wake Up Family: On a chilly October morning about 500 years ago, a young monk named Martin Luther nailed a document to the door of the old Wittenberg church that ignited one of the most significant religious movements in history: the Protestant Reformation. These reformers were protesting anything unscriptural—anything contrary to God’s word. Sadly […]
How Do You Know God is Real?
Dear Wake Up Family: We are perplexed today by the tremendous state of change in the United States. It is clear that our culture and values are being assailed. The overt effort to promote and embrace perversion is, at its core, an attack on our nation. The result is that the founding Christian principles that […]
Isaiah – Plan A/Plan B – What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Dear Wake Up Family: As you will see in the enclosed book, Isaiah was given the task of sharing a message with his fellow Israelites. God sent the prophet to tell Israel and Judah that He was preparing destruction for both of them unless they repented of their apostasy. From Obadiah through Isaiah, it’s the […]
A Culture and Nature of Corruption
Dear Wake Up Family: Because religion is a mixture of culture and theology, it can be difficult to detect which has the greater influence. If you don’t believe me, consider this. “The leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful. They followed all the pagan practices of the surrounding nations…. The […]
Jonah and Ninevah’s Conversion
Dear Wake Up Family: About sixty years before Israel was destroyed in 722 BC, God sent Jonah to the wicked capital city of Israel’s nemesis, Nineveh, to give them a message of hope. The story and message of Jonah illustrate that although we can’t change history, sometimes repentance can change our futures. Understandably, Jonah was […]
The Glory and Shadows of God
Dear Wake Up Family: Imagine seeing this painting by Caravaggio in 1600. The dramatic play of light and shadow is extraordinary. Living in the age of photography, 4k television, and streaming video, it is inconceivable to contemplate what it was like four hundred years ago. Back then, paintings and sculptures were the only visual media […]
Listening to the Holy Spirit and Being Born Again
Dear Wake Up Family: This past August (2022), when I heard the news Olivia Newton-John had passed away, my first recollection was of her beaming, infectious smile. Because the depth and sincerity of coverage surrounding her in Australia, Britain, and the US suggested she wasn’t the typical, self-absorbed celebrity, I watched a documentary about her […]
Punched in the Faith
Dear Wake Up Family: Mike Tyson was just twenty years old when, in the mid-1980s, he became the youngest champion in boxing history. He was so aggressive and strong that many of his opponents lasted less than sixty seconds in the first round. Two lasting only thirty seconds! A remarkable feat considering boxing matches are […]