Last week I published an episode of my podcast discussing the dangers of godless conservatism. While I do not intend this post to be a commentary on politics, the background is helpful. The general se...  Read More

In this episode Pastor Raef looks at a trend occurring in American politics, that of godless conservatism. We consider the roots of political conservatism and how it has historically been rooted in Go...  Read More

As I prepare to preach a sermon this Sunday on the Lord’s prayer from Luke 11:1-4 (of which an extended version of the prayer is also found in Matthew 6:9-13), I cannot help but prayerfully consider h...  Read More

This week I have spent some additional time reflecting on the words of Psalm 61. In the opening few verses of that wonderful psalm, David prays the following words.“Lead me to the rock that is higher ...  Read More

In this episode Pastor Raef sits down with Aaron Renn, author of Life in the Negative World, and co-founder of https://americanreformer.org/. We got a chance to discuss his new book which considers wh...  Read More

In the late 1960’s, a group of twelve women, led by Kate Millet, sat around a table in New York City. Millet, known by many as the Female Marx, and a woman who would play a vital cog in the historic w...  Read More

In this episode Pastor Raef shares a message he prepared recently on Psalm 34:8 "Oh taste and see that the Lord is good."......  Read More

In this episode we consider the zeal of Phinehas from Numbers 25, and we discuss the need for godly men in the Church to once again become bold and zealous men for God, who are willing to stand for Go...  Read More

The way we handle our money matters deeply to the condition of our soul. Money has the power to be a wonderful tool, a blessing both to our families and to those suffering around us. As Christians we ...  Read More

In this episode Pastor Raef digs into the fascinating passage of Genesis 6:1-4 and the story of the Nephilim, half angelic, half human giants that roamed the Earth before the flood of Noah, and even a...  Read More

On April 17, 2023 Newsweek ran a helpful summary of events that transpired in Chicago. The previous weekend mobs of teenagers had vandalized entire sections of downtown Chicago, the city where I live ...  Read More

The idea that an educated person would hold to the notion that the theory of evolution a fabricated fairy tale is, for many, laughable. I am very aware that some who read this post will get no further...  Read More