Crusade with Me

Our forty years of experience in marriage with some practical do's and don'ts. Ya, some are pretty simple, but hey, I'm a slow learner!

We live in a time when believers are tempted to shrink back. But Scripture calls us to stand up, armor up, and fight the good fight. Paul tells Timothy:

“Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called.” (1 Timothy 6:12, ESV)

This is not about fists or politics — this is about spiritual combat. Let’s learn together how to fight as God’s warriors.

“Revival without the Bible is not revival. Emotion without repentance is not conversion. Church without Christ crucified is not the Church. Be alert, test everything against the Word, and cling to Christ alone.”

• God created us for Eden — fellowship with Him.•
• Sin cast us out of Eden, separating us from life.
• God began pointing us toward restoration through covenant promises.
• The Passover showed deliverance through the blood of the lamb.
• Jesus is the Lamb of God who opens the way back to Eden.
• The resurrection is the dawn of the new creation — the garden restored.
• Salvation is by grace through faith, not by works.
• The means of grace (Word & Sacraments) are Eden’s gifts restored.
• The Christian life is one of daily repentance — walking the narrow path.
• We journey together in the Body of Christ.
• The end is life in the New Eden — the Kingdom to come.

Today’s episode is one that’s been on my heart for a while. We’re going to talk about the story of Israel — a people rescued from bondage, brought through the wilderness, and called to be a nation set apart for God’s purposes. And we’re going to look at how that story mirrors the journey of the United States of America.

Yes, our nation — imperfect as it is — was founded on Christian principles. Men and women sought a land where they could worship God freely, where His Word could shape daily life, where liberty was tied not to man’s imagination, but to God’s design. But just as Israel drifted from God after tasting freedom, so has America.

This episode is a call — for me, for you, for all of us — to return to the Lord as a nation.

It’s a phrase I’ve used before, but today, I want us to sit in it and wrestle with it. Because it really captures the tension we’re living in right now.

On one hand, we have the timeless wisdom of Scripture—commandments, practices, and rhythms God gave to His people not just for holiness, but also for health, strength, and well-being.

On the other hand, we have the arrogance of modern man. We believe we’re smarter, stronger, and more advanced than all who came before us. We think we can outdo God’s ways with our inventions and our “progress.”

But look around: despite all the breakthroughs, we’re sicker, more anxious, more depressed, and more spiritually lost than perhaps any generation in history.

The title for today says it all: “I’m Mad at Hell, and I Ain’t Going to Take It Anymore!” This episode is a call — not to lawlessness, not to vengeance, but to holy, disciplined, and resolute action. We will stoke the fire of righteous indignation, polish the sword of God’s Word, and issue marching orders for every believer who will stand for the innocent.

Before we go any further, let me be plain: what propelled me to speak like this now is a horror we watched together in the news — the assassination of Charlie Kirk while he spoke at a campus event. It was a targeted, political killing that stunned the country, and the shock of it must sober us.

is Part Three of our Truth Series.

We’ve asked: How did we get here? in Episode 119. We’ve looked at The Cost of Rebellion in Episode 120.

And tonight — we get practical. Because knowing truth is not enough. Even defending truth is not enough. We must walk in truth.

This episode is called: Walking in Truth — How to Live Like God’s Word Is Real.”

Part Two of our Truth Series.

Last time, we asked: How did we get here? We traced the journey from Eden’s first lie, through the chaos of today, to the world we now see — divided, confused, desperate for answers.

Tonight we dig deeper. Because truth is not just a theory. Rejecting truth has a cost. And rebellion against God doesn’t end with freedom — it ends with chains.

This episode is called: The Cost of Rebellion.”

Today we begin a brand-new three-part series on Truth.

Not the watered-down, feel-good slogans the world throws at you. Not the half-truths of politicians. But the truth of God’s Word — the only truth that holds this world together.

This first episode is titled: How Did We Get Here?

How did we get from a garden where humanity walked with God, to a world divided by war, deception, and hostility? How did we arrive at a point where truth itself is on trial, and those who dare to speak it are mocked, canceled, or even killed?”