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10/11/2025

“When Adult Children Cut Off Their Parents

There’s a rising trend in our culture that very few people want to talk about: adult children cutting off their parents.

I’m not talking about abuse situations or dangerous relationships. I’m talking about loving, flawed parents who raised their children, gave sacrificially, and are now being completely shut out with no warning, no conversation, and no willingness to reconcile.

According to research, the vast majority of estrangements between parents and adult children are initiated by the child, not the parent. Often, the parent doesn’t even fully know why. One day, the phone calls stop. The texts go unanswered. The holidays are silent. And when you finally hear something, it’s often a list of offenses you didn’t even know existed.

Why is this happening?

Because our culture now teaches that anyone who doesn’t “support how you feel” is toxic. Therapy-speak has replaced honor. TikTok influencers and pop psychology encourage cutting people off as an act of self-love.

Many adult children are now rewriting their childhoods, relabeling boundaries as trauma, and tossing aside their parents like disposable relationships.

This is rebellion. It’s spiritual deception. It’s pride disguised as empowerment.

Scripture warned us this would happen:
“In the last days, people will be lovers of themselves… disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection.” (2 Timothy 3)

If you’re a parent going through this, you’re not alone. You’re not crazy. And you’re not a failure. The enemy is after families, and this is one of his most effective tools right now - deception and division.

These parents still have something to give. Love, advice, presence. Not perfection but something real. And now it just sits there, wasted. Not because they failed but because their children decided they were no longer worth the effort. That is the heartbreak no one talks about.

But God sees. He knows the truth. Keep praying. Stay grounded. Tell your story. Refuse bitterness. And don’t stop believing that the prodigals can still come home.”

10/06/2025

06/03/2025

This week, the cross outside our church fell. Not because of a storm, not because someone hit it—but because the wood at the foundation had slowly rotted away. On the surface, it still looked like a strong symbol of faith. But underneath, it was decaying—and eventually, that hidden weakness brought it down.

That’s a picture of cultural Christianity. It can look like faith on the outside—crosses on walls, verses in bios, occasional church attendance—but underneath, there's no living relationship with Jesus. No root in Scripture. No repentance. No transformation. And just like that cross, when pressure comes, it doesn’t stand.
Jesus warned us about this. In Matthew 7, He said that many will say, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but He will reply, ‘I never knew you.’ That’s not about how we look—it’s about who we truly are. We’re not called to have the appearance of the cross. We’re called to live under its power.

This fallen cross is more than a maintenance issue—it’s a wake-up call. Let’s not be content with the appearance of faith. Let’s dig deep and ask:
* Am I rooted in Christ, or just familiar with Christian culture?
* Is my relationship with Jesus active, or just assumed?
* Am I being shaped by Scripture, or just surrounded by it?
This week, take time to ‘check the foundation.’ Spend unhurried time in the Word. Pray honestly. Ask the Holy Spirit to expose any areas where things may be rotting beneath the surface. And if you’re not sure where to start, reach out. You're not alone—and the cross still stands, not because we hold it up, but because Christ has overcome.

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02/17/2025

The Wall Street Journal just confirmed what everyone paying attention already knew—Trump and Musk are delivering real results, fast. In just three and a half weeks, they’ve done more to shrink the bloated federal bureaucracy than even Ronald Reagan could in eight years. That’s not just impressive, it’s historic.

For decades, conservatives have talked about cutting government waste, but the deep state always fought back, stalling every effort to rein it in. Now, with Trump back in charge and Musk leading DOGE, the bureaucratic swamp is finally being drained. The Department of Government Efficiency is slashing unnecessary jobs, eliminating redundant agencies, and making Washington actually work for the people instead of itself.

Democrats and their media allies are panicking because they know this is a permanent shift. The days of unaccountable, paper-pushing bureaucrats collecting massive paychecks for doing nothing are coming to an end. Trump and Musk are proving that government doesn’t have to be a slow, inefficient mess—it can be streamlined, effective, and free from the corruption that has plagued it for decades.

This is just the beginning. The swamp has been put on notice: the era of bloated government is over. The American taxpayer is finally getting a return on their investment.

01/28/2025

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