Vertical Pursuit

When you don’t know the truth, you settle for the lie. So many things in our lives attempt to steal our freedom. And, we’re not just talking about power-hungry governmental players. We’re talking about the true enemy who hates the idea of us being free. When you seek Jesus, he gives you TRUE freedom. 

Drifting from the life you want to be leading can be aimless and involuntary. But, we’re all susceptible to it. We can wander down a path, and by the time we look up, we’re miles from home, living a life and making choices that are destructive. But, no matter how far we drift, we must know that God is at home, awaiting our return.

Honesty, communication, and forgiveness need to be the foundation of a healthy marriage, along with love and respect. Start by destroying any thought of an escape plan, and practice 100% commitment. Can we learn to truly be Jesus to our spouse?

If making disciples is a commandment, then we need to look at it as a responsibility and hold ourselves accountable. Do you hesitate to share your faith because you might get a strange look, or be put in a category? Whatever it ‘costs’ you, the gain far exceeds it. 

We all have friends in our lives who live in denial, deal with distractions, and cling to the comfort that whispers to them that they don’t need God. It’s not that they don’t believe in something, it’s that they don’t feel the motivation to press past the surface. Are there tools available to us to help them, and ourselves, get unstuck

Israel has the attention of the world right now. The reaction, following the brutality of attacks by Hamas has the world divided and confused. Since most of this nation now gets its history lessons from biased media outlets, in this episode it was necessary to walk things back from a Biblical perspective. 

Where is your home built? What is it built on? Do you practice preventive maintenance on the things that hold up your walls and roof? Life throws storms at us, some worse than others, and it is up to us to make sure we have crafted an internal protection system. But, how do we do that?  

In this episode we go all manly, with hunting stories, identity issues, and what men today feel they are lacking. Be it a lack of purpose, drive, or vocational call, a heavy dose of masculinity can sometimes be just what the doctor ordered. Ask God to stir a new war in you.  

What is the truth anymore? Social media has given us too much access to too much, and it’s completely overwhelming. We know our traditional messenger, the media, is completely corrupt, and following a chosen narrative has left us desensitized to seemingly everything. Wash the skeptic away, and re-ground yourself in the one truth we know we can lean on.

The chase of money leads to moral compromise, we all know that. It’s such an evil master. So, who is your master? In this episode we dive into the common question, and have some thoughts on how to shake it. At the end of the day, it’s a heart issue and nothing more.