Posts Categorized: Mikes Blog

When I listen to voices on the liberal left shout that President Donald Trump and the Make America Great Again movement are “just like Hitler,” I cannot help but shake my head. Not because history should never be referenced, but because the irony is staggering. The very principles many progressive leaders are pushing for America… Read more »

What makes America great? People. Not skyscrapers. Not stock markets. Not military strength. America does not endure simply because it is rich. America is built by men and women who live by truth, who give instead of take, who sacrifice instead of indulge, and who think beyond themselves. Greatness, real greatness, is never about making… Read more »

I want to be very clear from the beginning: I am not against protest. In a free nation, people will always raise their voices when they believe something is wrong. Peaceful protest can be a legitimate expression of concern, and it can be one way citizens call attention to serious issues that deserve to be… Read more »

I keep coming back to the story of Jabez. In just one short prayer, he asked God for something most people are too cautious to request. He prayed that the Lord would bless him and expand his territory. That wasn’t a prayer for comfort or ease. It was a prayer for increase, for influence, for… Read more »

As I have gotten older, I find myself looking back over the long road of life, watching the memories rise like mile markers behind me, and asking a hard and honest question: What does it take to stop a person from doing what God has called them to do? Some are called to build, to… Read more »

Something struck me deeply while watching a series called Jack Ryan. In the story, people were willing to kill and die because they believed they were fighting for truth. They were completely convinced. Their passion was intense, their certainty unshakable. It made me stop and think about the world we live in today. What is… Read more »

“If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything.” — often attributed to Alexander Hamilton I am an old man now, and as the years have passed, much of what once felt urgent has fallen away. What remains is simple: putting one foot in front of the other, day after day. I have learned… Read more »

There are two books in the Bible I struggle to read. One is the Song of Solomon, which I have only read a few times and never quite connected with. The other is the book of Job, and that one troubles me deeply. Job does not trouble me because it lacks faith, but because it… Read more »

History keeps exposing the same mistake. Nations do not fall because they lack resources or intelligence. They fall because they lose their priorities. Again and again, a nation pours its strength into what fades and neglects what lasts. Scripture names the problem plainly: “What is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal” (2… Read more »

Jude 1:11 (NLT) “They deceived people for money.” The future of the Church is not in doubt. Christ promised that the gates of hell would not overcome it. What is always in question is the faithfulness of the people inside it. Scripture shows that God’s work is rarely undone by open attack. It is weakened… Read more »