Pastor David Jones and his wife Mary have been told that they cannot invite friends to their San Diego, Calif. home for a Bible study – unless they are willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars to San Diego County.

If you read my last post, then you know that I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the spiritual nature of trouble. Trouble has been a not-so-welcome companion of mine lately, and I decided to review the notes from a sermon series I preached a while back on spiritual warfare. What follows is the second [...]

Life is hard. I’m not trying to sound pessimistic; I’m just telling the truth. Jesus said that every single one of his followers would have trouble as long as they live, and it just so happens that this “trouble” seems to be making regular appearances in my life these days. I agree with the [...]