This is the twenty-sixth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode explains the elaborate art of distraction that the Kingdom of Darkness wields as one of its chief military schemes against the Church of Jesus Christ. Just like Kaiser Wilhelm II (Germany’s King during WW1) waged a distraction campaign against the United States (from 1914-1916) in an attempt to keep the U.S. “otherwise occupied” with Mexico instead of involving themselves with stopping Germany’s aggression in Europe—so our ancient foe, the Devil, does the same thing with us. Let’s not be ignorant of the enemy’s schemes.

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Altars have been used throughout history as a place to commune with God, sacrifice to Him, and worship. But altars have also been the place where idolatry is celebrated. In this message, Nathan discusses seven aspects of altars throughout Scripture, reveals the greatest altar ever found, and talks about our need for an altered altar.

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This is the twenty-fifth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode investigates the German decisions to violate previous agreements they had made at the Hague Peace Conventions in 1899 and 1907 in order to win the war. For the Germans, victory was an end that justified any means necessary to reach it. How should a Christian approach these matters? Do the ends really justify the means? Does the Bible have something to say on all this?

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This is the twenty-fourth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode unpacks the idea of “going over the top” in battle—a concept made famous in the trench-styled warfare of WW1. But the fun twist to this message is how it explores “going over the top” as a Christian. Using the Christmas Truce of 1914 as its muse, this message shows us a beautiful picture of the power of bold gentleness and daring love in the face of hostility.

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Humans have the strange propensity to take good gifts from God and turn them either into gods or treat them as garbage. In either case, we exchange the gift for idols. Returning to the metaphor he used last episode from the book “Sipping Saltwater,” Nathan further discusses idolatry in light of how we treat areas of our lives as either god, garbage, or gift. This practical message will not only help illuminate areas of your life that needs the transformation of Christ, but give a simple solution for the gods and garbage we’ve collected.

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This is the twenty-third installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode examines the personal experiences of a young German soldier and his experiences in the Battle of Ypres in October 1914. This young man’s nobility, self-sacrifice, and sincerity are touching, earning him two Iron Crosses for his bravery under-fire and the admiration of the onlooking German world. However, the most gallant and daring feats spent on behalf of the wrong agenda, do not lead to triumph, but tragedy. Every one of us, as believers, are prone to the same misadventure in our lives. There are many false causes to fight for, but there is only One Savior worthy of the entirety of our lives.

This is the twenty-second installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode explores the formation of what will become known as the Western Front in WW1. A war of movement will quickly devolve into a war of entrenchment with a series of desperate battles in a territory known as Flanders. The baits the Christian to this very same territory—the place of spiritual stalemate. Where we waste our life attempting to break through barriers in our own strength instead of recognizing our enemy is already defeated.

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This is the twenty-first installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode dives into the man steering the military operations of the Germans in the very first month of the Great War—Helmuth von Moltke. Moltke is an average man in a very un-average situation. He finds himself at the helm of something so big, so grand, so weighty—with consequences of victory and failure so extreme—that he begins to crumble under the weight. There are two ways to lead in times of crisis—one that works and one that fails. Moltke chose the wrong one, and it totally destroyed him.

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God has offered us unlimited fresh living water … yet we have chosen to guzzle saltwater. The reason many of us feel spiritually thirsty and depleted is because we have turned to our saltwater idols rather than the fountain of Living Water. In this episode, Nathan Johnson uses a metaphor from the book “Sipping Saltwater” to talk about our propensity to chase after the very things that makes us more thirsty yet never satisfies.

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This is the twentieth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode explores the Battle of the Aisne that unfolded in mid-to-late September of 1914. This one battle has so many rich pictures of the Christian faith and our battle against our evil Foe. So often, we as believers accept stalemate in the territorial battles of our souls and fail to claim that which is rightfully ours due to the shed blood of Jesus Christ.

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