February 10, 2026 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John (2SoJ)

Final Parts From blog, Corner Stone Christian Fellowship

Timothy writes:

2. You Can’t Command Virtue, But You Can Spark Curiosity

The most profound transformations are not achieved through sheer willpower alone, but through the Holy Spirit’s power renewing our minds. The journey begins with a deep curiosity to know and understand God’s better way—a pursuit of divine wisdom over human understanding.

· The Renewing of the Mind: Lasting change is not behavior modification, but intellectual and spiritual transformation. We become what we continually expose our minds to.
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” — Romans 12:2

· Trusting God’s Wisdom: The “curiosity” of the early Christian was not about questioning God, but about acknowledging that His wisdom surpasses their own, leading them to search the Scriptures.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” — Proverbs 3:5-6

This reframing holds a powerful lesson for our own internal struggles. The grim war for self-control, so often framed by the tyrannical command “I must,” can be transformed into a curious investigation of “I wonder.” When we become apologists for our own best selves, using persuasion and discovery rather than brute force, our internal resistance softens. We shift from being a taskmaster demanding obedience to an explorer charting a new way of living. Curiosity, as the ancients knew, is a far more sustainable fuel for the journey than sheer, teeth-gritting willpower.

Genuine, lasting change is seldom forged in the crucible of willpower alone; it is cultivated in the fertile ground of inquiry and discovery. Early Christian apologists understood that you can reach people most effectively when you “pique their curiosity,” even if their initial motive is simply to prove you wrong.

Rather than merely demanding that Roman emperors stop their persecutions, the 2nd-century writer Athenagoras appealed directly to their intellectual pride, asking them to apply their “desire of knowledge and love of truth to the examination of our doctrine also.” He did not command them to obey; he invited them to investigate.

Similarly, Justin Martyr, in his defense of Christianity, didn’t just present it as a new set of rules. He framed it as the fulfillment of the great philosophical quest for truth that the Greco-Roman world already revered—a quest that even Socrates had begun. He argued that Christ completed what the greatest minds had only started.

And Socrates… exhorted them to become acquainted with the God who was to them unknown, by means of the investigation of reason, saying, “That it is neither easy to find the Father and Maker of all, nor, having found Him, is it safe to declare Him to all.” But these things our Christ did through His own power.

3. To Change Your Life, Redefine Your Values A key to early Christian self-mastery was a profound act of cognitive reframing. They adopted a new way to measure what was valuable, fundamentally redefining success and failure. What the Roman world called glory—power, wealth, pleasure—they identified as a spiritual danger. What the world called failure—persecution, humility, poverty—they saw as the path to true glory.

This new value system provided an incredibly stable foundation for their actions. It insulated them from both worldly temptations and worldly threats. If persecution is seen as an opportunity for ultimate victory, the threat of persecution loses its power. If wealth is seen as a potential snare, the temptation of greed is disarmed. Athenagoras demonstrated this keen awareness of how language shapes reality when he argued against the absurdity of judging Christians based on a name alone, rather than their actual deeds.

But no name in and by itself is reckoned either good or bad; names appear bad or good according as the actions underlying them are bad or good. You, however, have yourselves a dear knowledge of this, since you are well instructed in philosophy and all learning.

This redefinition is not just an intellectual exercise but a pre-emptive strike against temptation. By reframing wealth as a “spiritual danger,” the early Christian was not just resisting greed; they were dismantling the very logic that made greed seem appealing in the first place. This is a prime example of self-regulation: to win the battle before it even begins by choosing the battlefield and defining the terms of engagement. It is the deepest form of self-control: to choose the lens through which you see the world, and in doing so, to define what has power over you.

The early Christians didn’t just resist the world’s vices; they upended its very definition of success, honor, and blessing. The values of the Kingdom of God are often an inversion of the values of man.

· The Upside-Down Kingdom: Jesus’ teaching turns the world’s hierarchy on its head, defining true blessing not in terms of wealth or status, but in humility and spiritual need.

o “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven… — Matthew 5:3

o Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” — Matthew 5:10 (The Beatitudes)

· The Contempt of Worldly Pride: The Apostles explicitly warned against adopting the value system of the secular age, insisting that what the world prizes is transient and foolish in God’s eyes.

o “For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.” — 1 John 2:16-17

o “For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, ‘He catches the wise in their craftiness’…” — 1 Corinthians 3:19

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February 9, 2026 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John (2SoJ)

Part 2: From blog, Corner Stone Christian Fellowship

Timothy writes:

What Early Christians Knew About-Self-Control that We’ve Forgotten

1. True Control Begins with Letting Go

While we instinctively think of self-control as tightening our grip—on our schedules, our desires, our ambitions—the early Christians taught that it begins with letting go. The source of their unshakeable resolve was a conscious decision to release their attachment to worldly reputation, possessions, and even the fear of death itself.

Consider the story of St. Felix of Nola. After his property was confiscated by the authorities, he was advised to reclaim it. His response was classic in this inverted logic: “in poverty he should be the more secure of possessing Christ.” He understood that by relinquishing what could be taken from him, he gained a spiritual security that was untouchable. This was the core belief of the early martyrs, who saw the ultimate freedom not in preserving their lives, but in their choice to face persecution rather than renounce their faith. The 3rd-century theologian Tertullian articulated this ultimate self-possession in the face of absolute external power:

It is assuredly a matter of my own inclination, being a Christian. Your condemnation, then, will only reach me in that case, if I wish to be condemned; but when all you can do to me, you can do only at my will, all you can do is dependent on my will, and is not in your power. …we would far rather be condemned than apostatize from God.

Because this was translated many years ago into English, it is hard to understand, here is the gist of what he is saying:

This is fundamentally my personal choice and conviction as a Christian. Your criticism will only affect me if I let it. What you can do to me is entirely up to my discretion; it’s within my control, not yours. We would choose condemnation over abandoning our faith in God.

If we adopt this mentality, it becomes a profound realignment of one’s identity and core values. By detaching one’s core identity from things that can be stripped away—status, wealth, physical comfort, life itself—a person becomes inwardly unconquerable. This principle of radical surrender is not merely a historical relic of a persecuted age, it is a practical psychological strategy for building resilience against modern anxieties. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and resilience training, and even the Stoic principles, have roots in these Christian ideas. In an era where our self-worth is so often tethered to career outcomes, social reputation, and online validation, the martyrs’ detachment offers a path to freedom. To become inwardly unconquerable is to find an antidote to a world that constantly seeks to conquer our attention and sense of self.

The world tells us that self-control is about mustering our own will, yet the early believers understood it as a fruit of the Spirit, birthed from giving up our rights and striving.

· The Paradox of Surrender: True freedom comes when we choose to relinquish the desire to control our own lives and commit our will to Christ. This is the great exchange: letting go of our own strength to receive His power.

o “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” — Luke 9:23

o “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” — Romans 12:1

· Self-Control as a Fruit: The discipline we seek is not a self-generated quality but an overflow of the Spirit’s presence once we surrender the steering wheel.

o “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” — Galatians 5:22-23

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February 8, 2026 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John (2SoJ)

Becoming the Christian You Always Wanted to Be

It is not easy being the perfect Christian that so many Christians want to be. God loves you, but He seems to have so many rules. We forget that God has lots of things in place that will help us and make this walk with Him doable and exciting, but we must choose daily to follow Him at any cost and without reservation. This can be done if we take some personal action on our part for God to do all the wonderful things He does for us through His love.

The following article comes from a good friend, Timothy Brinkley, whom I found at a Christian university where I was working many years ago. Timothy has a great love for God and uses the love he found in Jesus to impact lives through his ministry and writings. I will be posting his article from his website/blog, Corner Stone Christian Fellowship, in four parts. What impressed me the most was his commitment to make sure it was ‘Spirit-Lead’ and not just something he wanted to write. This article will bless your soul and help you to stay in the love of God while serving Him. Timothy writes:

What Early Christians Knew About-Self-Control that We’ve Forgotten

Authors’ note: This was an attempt to use AI to write something good, but it really came out full of knowledge and not full of the Spirit and power. Even though I, Timothy Brinkley, fed the AI a bunch of Bible-based Christian historical writings, and edited it afterwards, it still does not come across as very Spirit-led. It comes across as people pleasing, trying to impress and sway people with words, and rather tasteless. This is not the kind of writing that I want to be regularly putting out there. I share it with you anyway so you can be a part of this journey, read what that looks like and hopefully in future be able to see what is more Spirit-led. May the Christ-followers out there be like the one who has an ear and is listening to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.

The Lost Way of Dying to Self In a world overflowing with distractions, the struggle for self-control has become a defining feature of modern life. We chase focus, download digital productivity apps, and search for the perfect life-hack to master our impulses. Yet, despite our efforts, we often feel more scattered and less in command of our own lives than ever before. As a society, we seem to have misplaced the art of mentoring people in the fundamental skills of self-regulation. We often try to teach our youth with a sit-down-and-shut-up approach, failing to engage in the necessary adult conversations about the responsibilities and challenges of life. We shy away from nurturing critical-thinking on the complex topic of self-control, leaving a void where wisdom needs to be growing. Let us pivot, then, from the noise of the present to the quiet intensity of the ancient world. For the early Christians, self-regulation was not a productivity hack; it was the central drama of a meaningful life, a spiritual contest played out on the stage of the soul. Forged in the fires of persecution and steeped in a radical re-evaluation of the world, their approach to self-control was profound and counter-intuitive. In their ancient wisdom, we may find surprising modern applications for our own lives.

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February 5, 2026 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John (2SoJ)

The Father of Lies: Spinning The Conversation Into Deception

Satan’s role in this world is to lie and deceive every human being. He lies to ‘work his way’ into a person’s life, and he often does just that through tempting you and getting you to accept his ‘line of thinking’ of deception.

Satan is your enemy, and he uses anyone willing to listen to him to convince others of his deception. Satan never tells the truth; he only uses lies and the manipulation of truth to destroy everything good, right, and Godly. My good friend Phillip states how this is done in the gay community and those who support the gay lifestyle in the following article: A Cause or the Cross, by Phillip Lee.

“When it comes to homosexuality and the many related issues, is it possible we, the Church, have been and continue to be guilty of putting ‘a cause’ before The Cross? If so, is it then possible we have abdicated our moral authority to speak to the issue of our time?

Clearly, the existence and high visibility of a movement with a clear agenda to promote the social acceptance of homosexuality (including bisexuality and transgender people) is beyond debate. The motives and goals of a relatively small segment of our society have been and continue to be significant and influential.

In the words of the Apostle Paul, “All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, reproof, correction, and for training.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17) Homosexuality is, clearly, only one of the myriad types of behavior that are condemned in the Bible, and it is condemned for the same reason as the rest – it is in direct opposition to human well-being, and an affront to the character of God. Therefore, the condemnation of homosexual practice is the perfect expression of compassion, because it seeks to warn and rescue those caught in the snare of same-sex attraction.

God has given the responsibility of outreach and ministry to all of us. Personally, I believe in and have every confidence in the Church’s ability, through Christ, to win gay communities around the world to Christ. We are all in this work together through Him, fulfilling the Great Commission. (Matthew 28:19-20) That said, what is our focus and what are our motives?

Jesus and the writers of Scripture did not hesitate to condemn sin and immorality in whatever form they found it. They did so, for one reason: to liberate men and women from the grip of spiritual, psychological, and behavioral bondage. And they refused to minimize or whitewash the evil practice of any kind to bring as many as possible to the life-giving rule of God.

Should this not be our motive today, and why we go to lift high the Name of Jesus and The Cross?

While I completely agree with the concern for social justice, physical and psychological health, personal responsibility, and the importance of family, these are all values in which we the Church, should be concerned, is our greater and primary concern for all people, “Are they dead in sin or alive in Christ?”

If they’re dead in sin, it hardly matters what the sin is; they are dead in sin. The Cross and not ‘a cause’ must be the priority, for the homosexual – just as it must be for us all.

Our ultimate goal should not be to merely combat or bring a halt to the pro-gay movement or even to show that the biblical judgment against homosexuality is well-founded or to effect public policies – as important as all these points and matters are – we, Ambassadors for Christ, are to be instruments in the sovereign hand of God for the accomplishment of His redemptive purposes. Therefore, if we put ‘a cause’ before The Cross, we are seriously off course.

God’s passion should be our passion: “…that none should perish, but that all would have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

As an extension of the Church, I pray we all remember to put The Cross before ‘a cause.’ By introducing people to Christ Jesus and pointing them to the life-giving power of The Cross, men and women will find the freedom He has been offering them all along.

Please pray that through the Holy Spirit the eyes of these precious souls will become open to the fullness of life that God offers all of us through His Cross – not a cause.”

Pastor Phillip Lee, Executive Director, His Way Out Ministries

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January 28, 2026 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John (2SoJ)

When Lies Become Truth

The world and Satan would like you to believe, “The truth is what I say it is!” Adam and Eve had to wrestle with the very question: “Who is telling the truth—God or Satan?” Their unwillingness to wrestle with the question, but instead chose to fulfill their needs and wants to avoid the question and thereby accepting their desires for a lifestyle that included the desires of ‘lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life’.

Have you ever tried to define TRUTH? Philosophers have tried to define ‘truth’ for centuries. You can read countless books and dissertations on the process of defining ‘truth’ and on what many people have realized truth could be or what the reality of truth is. Today, you would be hard-pressed to find individuals who took any such class in college, not counting the refusal of modern-day societies to believe that such truth doesn’t exist.

I tend to lean toward God’s definition of truth after studying “what is truth” and how one recognizes what truth is and how it impacts my life and the societal culture we live in. Without acknowledging ‘truth’, we have no ‘internal compass’ in our lives, and drift as a ship on the sea, unable to find one’s way, not able to travel to a safe harbor to dock. Not all truths are equal or have equal impact on our lives. Some truths work, and others are simple excuses for living a life without purpose. A life without truth is a life not worth living—this is where darkness wants you to live, a life void of the reality of truth.

C.S. Institute offers the average person study guides to find the truth and understand its importance. A brief summary of what C.S. Lewis says about truth in an article on June 1, 2021:

· Truth is whatever is in accordance with the way in which God created the world.

· Truth is more than just facts and appearances: truth is knowledge of what is right in God’s sight.

· Human beings have been created to seek truth, but we cannot know all truth in ourselves, and so we need God to lead us to the Truth; or we can easily be led astray by falsehood.

· The devil is the “father of lies” (John 8:44), and he is behind every lie circulated in the world today; he can only be defeated by God’s Truth.

· Truth is always good — even when it is sometimes painful to discover or tell the truth.

· The truth stretches our understanding: it frequently takes us some time to discover it behind the tangle of false agendas that surround us in our worldly circumstances — politically, socially, and materially.

· Just because something is commonly accepted as “fact” does not make it true: it must be tested by the only Truth of God’s Word to discern whether it is in fact true or false. Truth, in Scripture, is one of the ways of describing Who God is — just as He is Love or Wisdom or every other good thing; so, coming to understand Truth requires that we come to know God, not just “facts” of experience.

· Jesus came to bring the truth — He is the Truth.

· Truth must be exercised in love and righteousness.

· The ultimate Truth is therefore God Himself and acknowledge Him as the source and foundation of all Truth.

· Truth has a very practical aspect: knowing what is true or false according to God’s reality helps us to determine what is right or wrong for us to do.

· Truth helps us evaluate what we are doing.

People often do not recognize or accept the truth because they believe a lie. Lies deceive and manipulate the truth for personal gratification and lust. Truth dispels darkness because it brings ‘light’ into any doctrine, worldly facts, or misbeliefs. Evil presents itself as proper and necessary, and truth seeks only what is good, right, and just, but not based on human laws or judgments, but on God’s creation, laws, and righteousness. Truth stands alone and finds its support in the Word of God and Jesus Christ. As Jesus stated in Scripture, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Find Jesus, you’ll find truth, purpose, and meaning in this world.

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January 26, 2026 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John (2SoJ)

A Personal Testimony That All Believers Should Have

Has Anyone Seen My Jesus?

“I do not know the Jesus many are worshiping today. A Jesus created by man that requires absolutely no surrender, no sacrifice, makes no demands of obedience, and is completely and totally silent when it comes to sin. The message of the Jesus I know is abundantly clear. Surrender and repentance are required as a faithful follower of Jesus, as well as suffering the rejection of the world, because as His disciples, we are to be at odds with the thinking and attitudes of the world.

Those worshiping today’s Jesus are no longer focused upon or interested in being devoted to a Person, but rather the promotion of anything and everything that meets and satisfies their level of a ‘moral norm’. Today, there are no limitations with everything and anything now reduced to a matter of personal taste and scripturally permissible as long as it is consensual and makes you feel good. The Jesus I know says, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep my word…" (John 14:23). The Jesus many worship today proclaim and promote the liberating power of love, which frequently blurs the truth and authority of Scripture as being just too repressive and irrelevant to any importance of moral law.

However, the Jesus I know says… "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets, I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished’ (Matthew 5:17-18). It just seems to me, "if" the Spirit of God lives within me, thereby continuing to transform me, my life will be an expression of God’s life and not just a human life trying to be godly.

I love the Jesus I have known for the past 40 years. He has never failed me, even when I have failed Him. I will continue worshiping the Jesus I know." By Phillip Lee 1-24-26

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January 15, 2026 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John (SsoJ)

PRIDE

Pride is at the center of everything evil.

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“For pride is spiritual cancer:

it eats up the very possibility of love,

or contentment, or even common sense.”

C.S. Lewis

By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honor, and life. Proverbs 22:4 KJV

"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall". Proverbs 16:18

(First pride, then the crash—the bigger the ego, the harder the fall.)

"The LORD detests the proud but gives favor to the humble". Proverbs 16:5

"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." James 4:6

“Swallow your pride, you will not die, it’s not poison.” Bob Dylan

"Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor". Proverbs 29:23

"Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted". Matthew 23:12

“Our pride demands from others the very things that we deny to them.” Susan Rieder

"Clothe yourselves with humility to serve one another, because God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble". 1 Peter 5:5

The worst thing about pride is that it will never let you realize that—“You are wrong”.

“All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.” Sophocles, Antigone

“As long as you are proud, you cannot know God. A proud man is always looking down on things and people, and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.” C.S. Lewis

Jesus speaks against sinful pride, calling it an inner defilement from the heart that leads to destruction, contrasting it with God’s favor for the humble, as seen in his Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector, where the humble tax collector was justified over the self-righteous Pharisee. He taught that true greatness comes from humility and service, not self-exaltation, emphasizing that God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.

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January 1, 2026 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John (2SoJ)

Are You Ready for 2026? Unashamed and Never Silent!

If you have not made a 2026 resolution, now is your chance. What has taken place in 2025 is just a prelude to what will take place in 2026. I have been praying and seeking God to bring back what I experienced in my teens and twenties. God told it would be coming, “Do not say it is a revival. It is not a revival because it will never go away until Christ returns". It is here, and I can see it through what is taking place not only in America’s culture but also in the fulfillment of so many promises stated in the Bible and prophecies spoken in the past 100 years. Excitement is in the air, and once again Christ is mentioned on the ‘street corners’ and often in the news every day. But, there is a requirement for Christians if they want more of God and power to withstand darkness and evil in 2026.

You must not be careful about anything, but bold and transparent in all you do and who you are in Christ. In short, you must always be unashamed and never silent when it comes to your testimony in Jesus Christ and all that the Bible has to say about everything happening in this world. If you are ashamed, then God will be ashamed of you, and He will take away all the blessings He has given to you. This is your first step—"be not ashamed of the gospel of Christ” and what Jesus has done in your life.

Below is another article from my good friend Phillip Lee. Please apply these truths not only to your stance against sexual sins but all lies and darkness in every aspect of our lives and America’s culture that serves Satan. It is time to take a stand and become more like Charlie Kirk and so many others who God is raising up in these last days.

In 2026 Break Your Silence, Please! Phillip writes, “There are times when ‘silence’ becomes disobedience. James 4:17 states: ‘Therefore, to him who knows the good to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.’ (NKJV).

Today, attempts by pro-gay theologians, pro-gay apologists and revisionists to revise the historic teachings of the Church regarding homosexual practice are relentless. Admittedly, their effort to persuade the clergy and theologians of the moral legitimacy of homosexual conduct has not been carried out in a vacuum.

Many are now worshipping another Jesus. A Jesus which has been created by man that requires absolutely no sacrifice, makes no demands of obedience, and is completely and totally silent when it comes to sexual sin.

Scripturally speaking, what do we know about homosexuality? *We are created beings and created with a specific intent. (Genesis 1:26-2:23) God’s blueprint for human sexuality, as found in Genesis 1 and 2, clearly establishes that from the beginning God had a divine intent for human sexuality with well-defined holy boundary lines to live within regarding sexual expression.

*God’s divine intent for human sexuality is fulfilled within the covenant of a monogamous and heterosexual union. (Matthew 19:4-6)

*We are a fallen race, and the Fall has marred every part of our experience, including our sexual experience. (Romans 5:12-19)

*The Apostle Paul defines homosexual practice as a symptom of fallen humanity, describing it as unnatural and unseemly (Romans 1:26-27).

*Homosexuality is a manifestation of fallen nature, and it violates created intent. (1 Corinthians 6:9-10)

*Homosexuals are redeemable, and change is possible. (1 Corinthians 6:11)

Nowhere within the totality of Scripture will you find even one positive statement about homosexual practice. Every time homosexuality is mentioned, it is always mentioned as a behavior that no man or woman is to practice. Difficult as this standard is to obey, it is the calling of Christ for all His followers, including those with same-sex attractions and desires. We do not need new strategies to combat pro-gay ideology.

We need to individually and collectively do what Jesus Christ commanded us: preach the Gospel, make disciples, and be a tangible witness of God’s nature, standards, and truths by our love and a clear voice.

The Bible is not unclear. We have not been given a muffled message. To be able to refute unsound doctrine, we must be able to listen to others and separate the truth from the lie and the Gospel from secular humanism. The silence of many has enabled and continues to fuel (1) the denigration of Biblical authority, (2) the loss of a coherent definition of family, and (3) the exploitation of children. With much at stake – silence implies consent.

I cannot begin to understand why each and every faithful follower of Christ Jesus and every church would not boldly, courageously, and publicly defend the Lordship of Christ and the Authority of Scripture.

‘Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you – unless, of course, you fail the test?’ (2 Corinthians 13:5) How can you say you love people and allow them to compromise in a life of sexual sin, unchallenged? You can’t!” His Way Out Ministries, Phillip Lee, 12-31-2025.

Your 2026 resolution—be part of the Body of Christ—take your place.

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December 31, 2025 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John (2SoJ)

Didn’t Get That Christmas Present You Wanted?

Too often, we do not get that “Wow Christmas present” we were expecting. The present that will make you smile, become wiser, and ‘keep on giving’ long after Christmas, just didn’t arrive. I have some suggestions for you.

Every person needs (must have) these titles in their personal library. These are books that were given or suggested to me over the years. There is a new title that is a great read and moved me to tears! So, find and purchase these books this year—they will change your life for the better and make you into a person causing others to call you ‘Blessed by the Lord’.

The Miracles Among Us by Dr. Marc Siegel 2025 (This book will make you cry)

Born Again by Charles W. Colson, 2008 (away from politics to a life with Jesus)

Azusa Street: They Told Me Their Stories by Brother Tommy (Tom Welchel, StoryTeller) 2006 (changed my life forever!)

Under God by dc talk’s Toby Mac & Michael Tait with Wallbuilders 2004 (God in history, creating history)

The God Chasers by Tommy Tenney, 2000 (will challenge you)

Jesus Freaks by dc Talk and The Voice of the Martyrs, 1999 (Wow, my favorite—there are many Jesus Freaks books—you need to read them all!)

Things We Couldn’t Say by Diet Eman with James Schaap, 1999 (this is what Christianity is all about)

My #1 suggestion is to read The Book of Isaiah (NKJV) every day through 2026. Every verse of the book is being fulfilled starting in 2026 in people’s lives. Read it every day and read many verses over and over again. Read only 1-2 verses or 1-2 chapters each day. It will change your life for the better, and you will see these verses fulfilled in front of your eyes. This is what God is doing and is promising you during 2026.

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