By: Allie Joy Kapus The Harlot Stronghold The twenty-third chapter of the book of Isaiah prophesies the city of Tyre’s fall. Isaiah’s bleak description opens with images of wailing, shame, and restlessness. The people of Tyre “play the harlot” and turn to other godless nations for refuge rather than seeking after God with their…
Category: Scripture
Mind Hacks for Porn Addicts
By: Alexander Jackson DECADES OF ADDICTION Did you try to kick any habits before your wedding? Maybe you’re not married yet but that’s your plan. How fast can you drop a porn addiction? Reddit users don’t find it very easy. The Reddit subcategory for porn addiction is heartbreaking to read. (If you check it…
Why Does Marriage Matter?
By: Allie Joy Kapus Getting Marriage Right If I’m being completely honest, I put off writing this part of the series. I knew that I would be writing about God’s definition for the marriage covenant, and since I write and talk about that so often, I figured I could just write the post pretty…
The Best Equipment for the Worst Predicament
By C. T. Giles “…take the helmet of salvation…” Who doesn’t want their own signature helmet? I wouldn’t bother with setting mine out in some formal looking display. No. Mine would have a place alongside the jackets and shoes, right by the door, ready to grab and go. God bless… how badly I wish…
Warring Against the Shame of Lust
By: Shane James O’Neill Spiritual Hangover Have you ever experienced the spiritual hangover that comes from acting out lustfully or watching pornography? It’s a kind of grief that sits in the soul and pushes up into our emotions, thoughts, and relationships. Being “in a funk” doesn’t do the experience full justice, but I’ve used…
Why What You do While You’re Naked Matters
By: Shane James O’Neill (This is a continuation of our Ephesians 6 series in anticipation of the Proven Men This is War Conference on June 9th.) New Atheism Sam Harris is probably my favorite public atheist (are Christians allowed to have a favorite public atheist?!). While criticizing what God cares about, Harris once said:…
The Warfare of the Redeemed
By: Shane James O’Neill All of Life is a Warzone There are always things we are in conflict with, there is always real adversity in our days. There are goals we’re fighting for and emotions we’re fighting against. Starting the day can be its own battle, along with the real anxiety we have as…
Raising From the Dead
By: Shane James O’Neill ProVen: Victorious in Living. Paradox There is an intense, and often confusing, paradox at play in the New Testament: We are given the freedom to be weak and we are given the power to be strong. In Romans chapter 8, St. Paul shares the intensity of this paradox in the…
Why Do Some People Experience Same-Sex Attraction?
By: Kyle Thorp Avoidance Romans chapter 1 is one of the harder passages of the Bible to swallow. I remember studying it with my Bible Quiz team in ninth grade. When we got to the part that mentions homosexuality, there were some uncomfortable pauses and throat-clearing before someone said, “Let’s just skip that for…
Following Jesus But Living Like Hell
By: Shane James O’Neill Matthew 5:22-24 The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!…