Life's Inanities and Ironies

“Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.” — Matthew 22:21 (KJV) Fellow Bible-believing Christians, patriots, and defenders of the old-time faith—another April 15 has rolled around. Tax Day. For many of us who love limited government, fiscal responsibility, and constitutional liberty, it feels like a punch in the gut. We watch our hard-earned dollars funneled into bloated bureaucracies, ungodly programs, waste, fraud, and policies that mock the values we hold dear. Yet in the middle of the frustration, the Word of God speaks with crystal clarity. This is not a time for rebellion or creative accounting. It is a time to obey the Lord. Today we open the Scriptures to see exactly why every conservative Christian has a biblical duty to pay their taxes—honestly, completely, and without grumbling. 1. Jesus Himself Commanded It – Even Under a Pagan Government When the Pharisees tried to trap Him with a gotcha question about taxes, our ...

In a world that grows darker by the day—where biblical truth is mocked, families are under siege, and churches are tempted to soften their message—we return again and again to the unchanging Word of God. John 21 is not merely an epilogue to the greatest story ever told; it is a powerful, personal call to every conservative Christian who holds the Scriptures as the inerrant, authoritative Word of the living God. This chapter was written so that “you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name” (John 20:31). Let’s walk the shoreline with the disciples and hear the risen Lord speak directly to our hearts. The Empty Nets: When We Return to Old Patterns The disciples had witnessed the empty tomb. They had seen the risen Christ—twice! Yet here they are, back in their boats on the Sea of Galilee, doing the one thing they knew before Jesus called them: fishing. All night long? Nothing. Not one fish. How often does this happen in our...