Three steps for avoiding spiritual panic – 1st Samuel 28-30, Part 5

As a pastor for many years, I’ve had the opportunity to interacted with people in spiritual panics, some funny, some sad, some tragic.  People come to me as their pastor, or I’ve found out about their situation, and they just don’t know what to do. They feel that God’s not answering them.  They’re praying. They’reContinue reading “Three steps for avoiding spiritual panic – 1st Samuel 28-30, Part 5”

Real spiritual warfare in the world – Ephesians 6:10-13, Part 4

A few years ago, my Amish neighbor years ago was going to have a new bore hole dug for a well.  So they brought in a “water man.”  This guy came to their property, pulled out a pliers, and started walking around their meadow.  At one point, he said he felt the pliers start vibrating,Continue reading “Real spiritual warfare in the world – Ephesians 6:10-13, Part 4”

Examples of folk theology and how to avoid it – Ezekiel 13, Part 5

The snow was falling heavy, covering the road. A young man in my church was driving in the middle of the storm, lost control of his car, and it spun into a snowbank along the roadside. The car stopped with a thud. Breathing heavy, heart pounding, his hands tightly gripped the steering wheel. He lookedContinue reading “Examples of folk theology and how to avoid it – Ezekiel 13, Part 5”