Dear Brian McLaren,

I woke up this glorious inaugural morning–when he-who-must-not-be-named is leaving the white house, and a man who is beloved, who offers hope and change, takes his place–I woke up to your invitation to the Mobilization to End Poverty. And I was sad.

I opened the email with a tiny little spark of hope, that you would ask us to look into our hearts and find ways we better love one another.

The noise, the noise, the noise. All around me people, idea’s and thoughts trying to convince me that my opinion matters. Conceit: the biggest obstacle between God the father and Josiah His son. My intellect, given as a gift often becomes more of a curse. The path is narrow, so they say. The footprints few. [...]

We all have times in our lives when we feel inadequate; places where we struggle, and areas that are less than appealing. 
In Ephesians 6:12, Paul says the following:
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces [...]

I grew up in the church and remember thinking it was all about giving things up. You know what I’m talking about I bet. If you go to church you don’t drink or chew or hang out with the guys that do. I was reading Oswald Chambers this morning and he said something profound.
“God nowhere [...]

I’m reading a book by John Eldridge called “Waking The Dead”. In it he’s talking about the spiritual realm and how most of us don’t understand what it is or how to fight it. Here’s a bit of what I read this morning.
“You have an enemy. He is trying to steal your freedom,kill your heart [...]