“Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” — ...

Take a moment to realize just how much you trust without even realizing it. Right now, you’re relying on the chair supporting you, your eyes to read these words, and your brain to understand them. You ...

As we continue to look at the equipment the Apostle Paul instructs us to put on for spiritual warfare, we read that we are to take up the Shield of Faith. Previously, we considered the belt of truth, ...

Ephesians 6:16 urges, “Above all, taking the shield of faith, with which ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” That’s pretty powerful talk for those true believers of ...

The United States is and always has been a religious nation. Certainly many Americans are atheists or agnostics, a large number of believers are barely or nonobservant, and secularism is inherent in U ...

Faith must never be rented out to politicians. God’s name must never be attached to graft. The church — any church — must never become a franchise of political power. “When religion becomes the ...

Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith was written under the assumption that religion played an important role in shaping American perceptions of the world and in contributing to domestic debates on how ...