Michael Sturek

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” – James 1:2–4 When I am facing some

Do we have the authority to approach Satan? While it is popular to say we have power over Satan and can treat him like a weak bully, we should take counsel with the Word of God to see what our attitude and posture towards Satan should be. Peter speaks at

You may have heard the saying, “God doesn’t call the equipped, He equips the called.” While this is not a verse in the Bible, it is a theme that runs throughout it. It is seen in Genesis from the beginning with Abram (Genesis 12:1). It is seen in

The biblical account of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19:23-29 has long stood as a clear example of God’s judgement of homosexuality as sin. A recent narrative of those who would defend homosexuality biblically is to say that the sin of the cities was not

Have you ever seen someone make a trainwreck of their life and blame everyone but themselves? People are often wronged, manipulated and taken advantage of. In those cases, it is right for the person whose fault it is to take responsibility for their actions. But what about the person whose

The book of Jonah is well-known because Jonah spent time in the belly of a fish for three days (Jonah 1:17). He wound up there as punishment for running from God because he did not want to preach to Nineveh (Jonah 1:1-3, 12). After the fish vomited Jonah