There are a lot of horticulture metaphors in the New Testament, including vines and branches, trees and fruit, and wheat and tares. One of the "tests" found in scripture to ascertain the nature of a tree is to see if it produces good fruit. But that begs the question: what is "good fruit?" Thankfully the Bible not only prescribes the test, but also the parameters, providing the standard by which to measure. However, man often inserts his own definitions based on worldly, pers

Our modern world and the entire global economy may be based on it, but scripture has a much more cautious view of debt with God even legally regulating it in Old Testament Israel. Due to modern society's broad acceptance of this monetary instrument, it has become a cultural norm with most people simply defaulting to the use of credit, loans, and debt with little question or concern. The "buy now, pay later" mentality began in earnest in the middle of the 20th Century and near

Compassion is a biblical virtue and command for individuals, but when it comes to government, scriptural instruction is decidedly more focused on justice and security. When we conflate the role of government with the individual or the church, we arrive at rather unbiblical conclusions which often result from reading passages very divorced from their textual and historical contexts. Such is the case with the modern debate about national borders —biblical texts are trotted out

The time for the big reveal of the brand new ministry focus I've been helping develop is coming soon at generationhero.org. Years in the...

William Strauss and Neil Howe developed the "Generational Theory" which posits that the world goes through generational cycles. They...

Long term YWAMer and missiologist Fred Markert gives a wake up call to Americans as he outlines his research (soon to be published) and...

Created in 2008, this video is a historical and predictive summation of the the very real and consequential effects of birthrates in any...