GUEST NATHAN BUSENITZ co-author God vs GovernmentAs the Covid- virus spread across the world governing authorities mandated shutdowns on businesses schools and churches We were promised that it would be just two weeks to stop the spread or a month to flatten the curve Well two weeks turned into months of shutdowns mask mandates gathering and movement restrictions and get-vaccinated-or-else And while the virus has retreated for now just wait for the next variant to arrive and the vise will be tightened again One perspective became abundantly clear during the mandated lockdowns the government views in-person church gathering as non-essential [... more]

GUEST PASTOR JAMES COATES co-author God vs GovernmentPersecution imprisonment and murder of Christians is nothing new The gospels recount the crucifixion of Christ and the book of Acts chronicles the threats beatings jailings and stonings of first century Christians Today is no different for believers in Communist China or North Korea where Christians defy government edicts and gather secretly In some Islamic countries Christians are jailed and martyred for refusing to keep silent about the gospel In countries like the United States Britain Canada Australia and New Zealand that were founded on Christian values with guaranteed individual liberties the state [... more]