Trained in the Valley
For those who follow Jesus wherever He wisely chooses to lead, there will be seasons in the shadowed valley. Not every measured time period in our lives will be lived out atop the mountain of victory. Part of our call to faith-filled lives of trust and obedience in Jesus require that we are piercingly tested…
Boldness in Days of Indecision
Every now and again I choose to post a sanctified rant here on the TTM blog. Today, my selected rant is based off of what I read in 1 Thessalonians 2:1-13. Take sixty seconds and read it for yourself. You will note some comments from me in parentheses. “For you yourselves know, brothers, that…
Politics & Culture: Who Are My People?
People have asked me multiple times over the last year why I don’t speak out more on political issues. Recently, I have received a few messages from a few people who wrongly assumed I had posted something on social media as a rebuttal to something political or cultural that they posted on their own timelines….
Engaging in the Fight: Identity & Accusation
The battlefield of the spiritual realm is often intangible, yet it bears profound consequences on our everyday lives. In a world where unseen forces wage war for our souls, understanding and engaging in spiritual warfare is crucial for every believer. The struggle against the powers of darkness is real, but many either become overly consumed…
Prophetic Teaching from Mark 8:18
Mark 8:18 – “Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember?” These words from Jesus prophetically instruct us in three ways: about the future, about the present, and about the past. FUTURE – “Having eyes, do you not see?”; are you observing what…
Moving into 2024
MOVING INTO 2024 If you have followed Transforming Truth for a while, you know that I typically slow down right around Thanksgiving each year. I dedicate December to spending time with family, engaging in minimal ministry, and getting still and quiet before the Lord as often as possible. Typically, every January is “blast-off” month…
Rainbow Sherbet Saints
RAINBOW SHERBET SAINTS Spiritually groomed in a church culture that emphasized the practice of separation, I learned in the early days of my journey with Jesus that it was my presumed responsibility to be suspicious of those who were different than me. At various points I remember hearing well-meaning (but misguided) Christians speak about God’s expectation…
Pastors, Pulpits & People in the Pews
One of the strangest, most unfortunate aspects of the modern church is often found in the expectation of what happens in the pulpit from those who sit in the pews (or, more commonly, chairs). Somewhere before I was saved in 1994, it must have begun its slow creep into local churches. I’ve been a Christian…
For Those In-Between
Today is part of the process. Today is neither the beginning nor the end, simply another day wherein your great God works on you a little more. Before there was a physical you, there was an intent for you, the divine idea of you in the infinite heart of God. Then He sovereignly chose when…
What the Enemy Says About You
There’s a great character study on a not-so-famous fellow in the Old Testament named Gideon. If his story was rewritten today in a modern scenario, Gideon would have been a nerdy underachiever who flunked out of community college, took a minimum wage job, and spent the bulk of his time in his parents’ basement playing Xbox while occasionally…