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 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

In this episode we look at the American Bible Society's newest 'State of the Bible 2024' which came out just last week. There are both encouraging and discouraging points of data to consider as we loo...  Read More

In this episode Pastor Raef digs into politics by considering what the Bible has to say about politics. We look at five different approaches that Christians throughout the ages have taken to politics ...  Read More

Once upon a time, not too long ago, you would be hard pressed to find a Christian who wondered what the answer to this question was. Love for one’s own nation was a Christian duty, rooted deeply in ri...  Read More