“I see four horsemen in our midst — four looming threats that endanger 21st-century progress and imperil 21st-century possibilities. Devastating conflicts continue to cause widespread misery. Terrorist attacks take a merciless toll. The nuclear menace is growing. More people have been forced from their homes by war and persecution than at any time since the
There is a growing attraction toward conspiracy theories taking place across society. The left-leaning media is infatuated with QAnon. On the right, people are infatuated with proving this once in a century pandemic is fake. Whenever we see conspiracy theories rise, we are witnessing the decline of society and its institutions. People prefer to believe
Our modern society is held together by a string of illusions that help believe things are better than they are. We imagine we are too far removed from evil to ever be too seriously impacted or led astray. But as illusions fall, reality comes to the forefront and the slide toward evil is all too
Which lives matter? This is the question JB Shreve looks at in today’s podcast devotional as he examines the origins of our focus on self and individualism came from. This is the basis for the nation-state system and countless systems of injustice in the world today. It is not the design of God. Now the
In today’s podcast devotional JB Shreve looks at the themes of freedom inherent to our July 4th weekend and traditions and a biblical perspective of freedom. Most of our notions about freedom and liberty are not actually related to freedom at all. They are lawlessness. The Bible speaks clearly about God’s will for freedom in
The world is getting darker, more perplexing, more frustrating, more anxious. In the midst of all of that, there is hope. There is a design for how believers should live their life. There is a course for us to follow. In today’s podcast devotional we look at the Journey and the Name, the fundamental components
Growing unrest, division, chaos, and crisis surrounds us. In the midst of these moments, we are reminded we were made to live in these times. God promised that everything that can be shaken will be shaken.
In the face of the growing chaos and crisis in the earth, we have choices before us regarding how we respond and who we become. The search for meaning is the search to find where we fit into the chaos and how we rise above it.
In today’s podcast devotional, Beware the Mob, JB Shreve looks at the growth of protests across the country in the last two weeks. Is this really the solution to injustice? Is this really the path to finding light in the midst of darkness? We live in times of extremism. All around us are extreme crises, extreme
In today’s podcast devotional JB Shreve looks at the idea of a “righteous nation.” He examines what scripture says about a nation that is walking in line to God’s will for comparison to many of our assumptions.