We are quick to label manipulation in the Church—but far slower to recognize the quieter pattern of Absalom. This reflection explores how offense, influence, and accountability intersect in leadership, faith communities, and beyond.

Isaiah 66:4 is often read as a warning about fear—what you dread will come upon you. But in context, it reveals something far more sobering. This chapter is not confronting fearful people trying to obey God, but religious people who rely on compliance instead of surrender. God is speaking. The question is whether we will listen—and respond.

While in prayer the other day, the Lord showed me a boiling pot—a quiet but sobering image from Jeremiah and Ezekiel that invites us to examine our spiritual drift and return to what grounds us.

🔥 The End of the Story Is Not Darkness — It Is the King Let the world shake. Let systems tremble. Let nations roar. Because the end of the story is not the Antichrist— the end of the story is Jesus. He will return. He will rule and reign. He will establish a kingdom that never passes away. He will judge with righteousness. He will restore all things. This is why we stand. This is why we watch. This is why we pray. This is why we rise. The shaking is real. But so is the

A sobering reflection from the Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg and the striking parallels I see unfolding today through the lens of Isaiah 51–53. A wake-up call for believers and a reminder that history repeats itself when we don’t recognize the patterns.