Fool for Christ

Why I No Longer Celebrate Halloween   By Liz King     Halloween is soon upon us.  The visions of ghost and ghouls, witches, Jack-o-lanterns, skeletons, graves, and zombies decorate everything from inside homes, lawns, and stores.  Costume shops advertise costumes with children posed with knives and blood pouring from their eyes or mouths or dressed as witches and zombies.  It is a holiday celebrated by witches, warlocks, and Christians.  We easily walk our children through neighborhoods surrounded by things portraying death and the realms of darkness yelling trick or treat as people dressed as witches to Freddy Krueger hand out candy to children as parents joyfully look on. To many it is just an innocent holiday where we dress up and get candy.     I too was one who loved Halloween.  I spent months preparing the ultimate costume.    I joyfully embraced it. it was just pretend, right?  I decorated my house in ever...

Discerning The True voice By Liz King     In a world of constant noise, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube videos, Media, and false gospels that tells you what to believe and think, it's hard to discern the real truth and also prevents us from being able to hear the true voice of God.  Many now get their faith or beliefs from what their social media tells them.  There are many lies and false gospels floating around.  Many truths are based on feelings rather than God's truth.  Many things being taught sound good, welcoming, or affirming, but are rooted in one undiscernible lie.   Many people who call themselves "Christians" or "Progressive Christian."  Their gospel is absent of the main themes of the Gospels.  Some are mixing other religions with the Gospel which goes against the whole truth of the gospel. They make God a ritual and they make the gospel political or self-approving.  It lacks surrender, repentance, and dying to oneself....