Two-Fisted Fighting (Spiritually): The Importance of Relationships AND Truth

I am the lead pastor/minister of a church in Post Falls, Idaho, but many people who know me have heard about my past in wrestling. At the collegiate level, I wrestled in national championships. They also know I was an unbeliever who took my skills learned in wrestling to the streets. Unfortunately, fighting was a […]

How the Spirit Helps Us Pray to Our Father Who Is in Heaven

How do we pray to “our Father who is in heaven”? It’s a process that involves God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit. It is God’s Son Jesus who taught us to pray to our Father, and it is the Holy Spirit who continually reminds us that he is our Father who […]

3 Stages in Our Fight against Sin (and How the Holy Spirit Wins It for Us)

There are three stages in a Christian’s fight against sin. They’ll be easy to remember since they all rhyme: Lust Disgust Trust Let’s go through them so you can ask where you are in your fight. #1 – Lust This first stage in the fight against sin is when you don’t put up any fight […]

Who Is the Holy Spirit? A Brief Introduction

*Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Holy Spirit: Filled, Empowered, and Led. The early church exploded in growth not because they had fancy mission statements and programs. The early church exploded in growth because they had the power of the Holy Spirit. Imagine a church whose strategic vision looked like this: I will […]