Keep The Faith

A Veteran’s Lament — And a Call to Make America Whole I served this country because I believed in something bigger than myself. I believed in a nation where every person mattered, where freedom meant responsibility, and where we stood together even when we disagreed. But today, as a veteran, I feel a deep grief — not only for America, but for the spiritual fracture running through us. Many have died for this nation. Many still serve. Yet we are tearing ourselves apart from the inside. We Have Forgotten Who We Are Our Constitution was built on a simple truth: all people are created equal . But we have never fully lived that ideal. From the beginning, America carried a beautiful vision and a broken reality at the same time. We lifted some people above others. We treated the poor as disposable. We divided ourselves into tribes and forgot that we belong to one another. We cared more about winning arguments than healing wounds. The saddest part is this:...

Unity Series — The Deception of Fear and the Call Back to Yeshua There are things happening in the world today that echo patterns we’ve seen throughout history, and I’ve been wrestling with how to speak about them in a way that reflects Yeshua’s heart rather than fear or division. Through prayer, reflection, and the help of a tool that clarified my thoughts, the Spirit brought this message into focus. The pattern of deception Whenever fear rises, whenever people begin to divide into “us” and “them,” whenever leaders use fear to gain trust, the same spiritual forces are at work. Scripture shows us that Satan has always used fear, deception, and even the written word to turn people away from the heart of God. This isn’t new, but it is happening again. Scripture without the Spirit When Yeshua was led into the wilderness, Satan tempted Him using Scripture—not lies, not obvious falsehoods, but the written word of God itself ( Matthew 4:1–10 ). The enemy has always kn...

Unity Series Belief Systems and the Day of Judgment We all have a belief system. What I mean by this is that we all believe or trust a great many things to be true. You may have a certain faith you believe is the true religion; you go along with most if not all the doctrines which make up that religion. Even if you are agnostic, that is part of your belief system. There are many areas which make up our belief system — health, monetary, security, religion, probably others which I can't think of right now. In each of these areas, you believe that if you can only reach or maintain a place in each one, that your life will be as good as it can get. You may not have reached that perfect place yet, but you still believe that if you ever get there, you will be happy; things will be good. "Belief systems are the stories we tell ourselves to define our personal sense of 'reality'. Every human being has a belief system th...

Doing What Is Right in the Sight of God These are stressful days for many people. As I was thinking about everything happening around us, my thoughts turned toward Father God. God is still the all-powerful God. He doesn’t change. He is the God we can call Father — the One who loves us so much that He sent His Son, Yeshua (Jesus), into this world to take our punishment for the sins we’ve committed. Think about that. What amazing love. And think about what Yeshua did when He was here on earth with us. He had compassion for all those He met. Matthew 9:35–38 (NABRE) Jesus went around to all the towns and villages… curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the crowds, His heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd… “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few.” For me right now, I pray that His will be done, that the laborers will go out, and I trust Him for whatever happens. I also pray ...

The Three in ONE — Perfect LOVE This morning my thoughts kept returning to Father God, Yeshua, and the Holy Spirit. There is something beautiful about pausing long enough to consider who They are — not just in doctrine, but in presence, in character, and in the way They reveal Themselves to us. Today felt like one of those moments where Their nearness was especially clear.

When Everything Hidden Comes Into the Light Intro: Some stories take years before we’re ready to tell them. This is one of mine. I first wrote parts of it back in 2013 but never finished. Shame held me back. Confusion held me back. Maybe even fear. But today — June 6, 2026 — the Lord brought this unfinished post back to my mind, and I knew it was time to let the light in. I don’t share this because I enjoy exposing my past. I share it because if we do not abide in Christ, we can fall away from grace . And I share it because the Father has made it clear: this story is part of the work He has given me to do. John 15:6 (NASB) “If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned.” The First Time I Gave My Life to Christ When I was about seventeen, my cousin invited me to a Campus Crusade for Christ meeting. Afterward she shared the gospel with me...

Letting God Carry What We Cannot Sometimes the hardest part of loving others is watching them stay in places we’ve already been freed from. When their choices begin to weigh on our hearts, we’re reminded that true change doesn’t come from our effort — it comes from Father God’s timing and His gentle work within the soul. Reflection: Letting God Carry What We Cannot There are moments in life when we see people we care about held down by their own choices — habits that keep them stuck, patterns that dim their hope, and decisions that ripple outward into the lives of those who love them. It’s hard to watch. It’s even harder when their struggle begins to weigh on our own hearts and homes. But there comes a point when we realize something important: We cannot lift someone who is not ready to rise. And we cannot carry burdens that were never ours to hold. This truth echoes a moment in the book, The Shack by William P Young , when Mack...

The Kingdom Way: When People Only Take and Never Give There are moments in our walk with God when His Word gently exposes the patterns that drain our strength and disturb our peace. One of those patterns is the presence of people who only take and never give—souls who draw from others without ever offering themselves in return. The Scriptures speak to this with clarity and compassion, inviting us to walk in wisdom, love, and the steady heart of the Kingdom. The Pattern of a Taker Proverbs gives us a picture that is hard to forget: “The leech has two daughters: ‘Give! Give!’” ( Proverbs 30:15 ) It is the image of a life turned inward—always craving, never contributing. A taker drains the strength of others while refusing to lift their own hand. This is not the way of the righteous, who “give and do not hold back.” Wisdom From the Apostles Paul addresses this same spirit in the early church...