One of the greatest ways an enemy can defeat an intended victim is to not present himself as an enemy at all, but actually someone who makes a lot of sense. If somehow the enemy is able to convince the one he is trying to defeat to believe lies about the support and protection available to the one the enemy is attempting to bring down, he has found a very effective strategy that does not require … [Read more...] about From F.E.A.R. to F.A.I.T.H.
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My Unsung Hero
My dad, Jim, sitting on his father Laban's lap, 1947 What does the word hero mean to you? I don't think it should be given to someone who displays a talent in an athletic sport. I don't think a hero is a movie or pop star with flashy clothes and the ability to draw a crowd. Our American culture would disagree vehemently. We are told to scramble to get to the top of the mountain no … [Read more...] about My Unsung Hero
The Unsafe Path of Obedience
..."Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” Matthew 14:28 I love a great story. A great story is one in which I find a character that I can relate to and study throughout the pages of the book in front of me. When I was growing up in the DRCongo, we had a very limited supply of books for me to read. Without the distraction of television or an iPod, I would spend hours and … [Read more...] about The Unsafe Path of Obedience
Storms
I picked up my fifteen-year-old son from school yesterday and, to my shock, he grinned and said, "Hey, Mom, we haven't had a date in a while. I'll even talk about my feelings if you buy me a meal." With high school graduation just three short years away, I take Chase up on the opportunity to have a date anytime he asks. I don't think I can put a price tag on the conversations we have had … [Read more...] about Storms
Encountering the Healing Power of Forgiveness Intro
Please take a minute and twelve seconds to hear me talk about my Bible study, Encountering the Healing Power of Forgiveness. Blessings!Encountering the Healing Power of Forgiveness from Shawn Lantz on Vimeo. … [Read more...] about Encountering the Healing Power of Forgiveness Intro
The Dark Night of the Soul
EHPF: Session Five: The Dark Night of the Soul from Shawn Lantz on Vimeo.But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night...'" Job 35:10I grew up in Congo on a remote bush mission station. The only running water we had was in the water in the tin bucket in our hand as we ran up the hill from our twenty-acre lake. Nothing happened when I flipped my room light switch on … [Read more...] about The Dark Night of the Soul
