Posts Categorized: Mikes Blog

I recently watched a film about the Nuremberg Trials, and as the story unfolded, I felt a heaviness settle over me. Today, people casually compare Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler, but that comparison collapses the moment you examine what each man actually promised. Hitler rose by speaking to a nation that was wounded, humiliated, and… Read more »

This past week, life threw me a curveball. Anyone who has ever stood in a batter’s box knows the moment—the pitcher winds up, the ball comes flying straight toward you, and for an instant it appears it will strike you in the chest. Every natural instinct tells you to jump back and protect yourself. But… Read more »

Proverbs 25:26 (NLT) — “If the godly give in to the wicked, it’s like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring.” “The world suffers not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people.” — Martin Luther King Jr. The news outlets are glowing with pride over the latest… Read more »

Last night, I watched an episode of a television series that stayed with me long after the screen went dark. It told the story of two elderly men—lifelong friends—who had planned one last fishing trip to their old cabin. Just days before they were to leave, the star of the show received heartbreaking news that… Read more »

“When King David heard what had happened, he was very angry.” — 2 Samuel 13:21 King David was furious over his son’s sin, but he did nothing. He kept his anger to himself and never brought correction. His silence opened the door to rebellion and tragedy in his family. The same silence is destroying our… Read more »

I know so many young people who are suffering through sickness—some facing battles that seem too heavy to bear. I wish I had the power to take that sickness away from them. At times, I even feel guilty for not having to carry the same burden myself. As I prayed for them, I kept asking… Read more »

“Republicans are taking food away from children to give tax cuts to billionaires.” Those were the words from former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office — a soundbite crafted to inflame emotion rather than inform truth. It is the kind of rhetoric that wins headlines but loses honesty. No policy under President Trump, or any recent Republican… Read more »

I recently watched an interview with several college students who were asked a simple question: would you rather live under capitalism or communism? Almost every one of them answered communism. Their reasoning seemed noble enough—they said that under communism everyone would be cared for, and the government would make sure no one was left behind…. Read more »

There was a time when I thought peace came from progress—from achieving, accumulating, or arriving somewhere better than where I was. But life has a way of teaching you that true peace is not earned or engineered; it is received. It comes from knowing the One who holds your future and trusting that His hands… Read more »

When the liberal left gains control of every phase of government — the courts, the legislature, and the executive — the balance that protects liberty begins to tilt. Power gathers into one voice, one vision, one ideology. And the greatest danger is not only what they do, but that no one dares to question them…. Read more »