Read this post here: He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Good Friday & Easter go hand-in-hand. Let’s continue onto why Easter is so important:   Over 2,000 years ago God the Father sent His son Jesus to be born of a virgin (at Christmas) and die a criminal’s death so that humans would be able to FREELY accept the gift of salvation and have a direct relationship with Him. None of this would have been possible if Jesus decided to disobey His Father and walk away.   Ever hear the phrase “Everything happens for a reason”? Well, this is one of those instances. EVERYTHING happened for a ..read more

Read this post here: A Season Has Come to an End Good morning, brothers (and some sisters), It is hard to believe that our first Freedom Fighter blog was sent out in 2004!!! It has been a privilege to join a number of our team who have written over the years to encourage you to walk in victory. But this season has come to an end and we are going to put Freedom Fighter on pause for a number of reasons. You will be able to see the archives on our website, but for now, we will no longer be posting or emailing our daily blogs. We have no real way to know how many people are reading our posts beca ..read more

Read this post here: For Everything There Is a Season For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven … a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7b), and the season for Victory Call has completed it’s time to speak and today will be the last Victory Call.   On June 1st of 2005, the very first Victory Call email went out. The very first Victory Call was written by Diane Hunt, who has written hundreds over the past nineteen years. Many other staff women, and a number of Women of Character grads, have written Victory Call devotionals over th ..read more

Read this post here: Silence… He cried out, “It is Finished!” with such triumphant enthusiasm that you might forget Jesus still hung on a cross. The victory was in hand; perfect justice was satisfied with perfect love.   His body was taken down and laid in a borrowed tomb, for Christ would only need it a few days. Just a short while ago, Jesus had taken the twelve disciples aside and told them, “Listen, we’re going up to Jerusalem, where all the predictions of the prophets concerning the Son of Man will come true. I will be handed over to the Romans, and I will be mocked, treated shamefu ..read more

Read this post here: Decompress In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul. –  Psalm 94:19   Life gets crazy busy sometimes.  Whether it is of our own doing or things that come our way through circumstances beyond our control – life can be hectic.   I have recently come through such a season.  Frankly, for me, it was a combination of some self-inflicted busyness but mostly, a lot of outside activity and demands that were not conducive for me to conveniently schedule. I won’t list it all because just trying to explai ..read more

Read this post here: It’s Just Stuff “A tent, a cottage or a castle, why should I care. I’m a child of the one true King.” – Harriet E. Buell   Remember the crash of 2008, when mortgage companies and real estate agents were doing their best to sell houses to people that just couldn’t afford in the years before! They made it sound so great. Why buy a 2,000 square foot home when we can get you into a 2,500 square foot home. Take out a 30-year mortgage with a balloon payment so it won’t be too much. People’s eyes light up like the Rockefeller Christmas tree as how could this be so good. G ..read more

Read this post here: Paul’s Prayer Today you get a break. I want you to sit back and think about someone you would like to bless today through prayer. Okay, did you think of someone? I took some liberties with one of Paul’s prayers so you can just fill in the blanks. What can be more powerful than praying God’s Word back to Him? You already know its true and according to His will. What could be better?   Ephesians 3:16-21: Lord, I pray that You would grant ____, according to the riches of Your glory, to be strengthened with might through Your Spirit in his/her inner man, that Your Son Je ..read more

Read this post here: Having A “Without A Doubt” Faith! “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.”  – Hebrews 11:1-3 (NKJV)   Sometimes the view from the pew can be typical Sunday morning stuff. Not that churchy structure is a bad thing but it can be pretty predictable if you’ve been there long enough. So predictable that sometimes one can be caught ..read more

Read this post here: In the Presence of My Enemy… When David wrote that phrase in the 23 Psalm, I am sure he didn’t have in mind the Messiah breaking bread with His betrayer.   Jesus and His disciples had sat down at the table to share the Passover meal, a very unique remembrance of the death angel passing over everyone who had placed themselves under the blood of the sacrificed lamb. As they shared the food prepared for them, Jesus announced, “Here at this table, sitting among us as a friend, is the man who will betray me.” (Luke 22:21, NLT).   The enemy was there. Jesus willingl ..read more

Read this post here: When Never Turns to Always But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 1 Thessalonians 4:13   A friend of mine who lost her baby during delivery 2 years ago recently posted this brief letter to her daughter on Facebook. I share it with you, for all who grieve the loss of a loved one – young or old- child, parent, sibling or friend.  As Christ followers, we have the promise that all our nevers will turn to always. To my friends and readers, may God bring a soothi ..read more