Category Archives: Spiritual Warfare

Thy Rod & Thy Staff They Comfort Me

Posted on July 1, 2026 by russellmckinney

The 23rd Psalm is all about how the Lord leads His people. One of my favorite parts of the Psalm is verse 2: He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. (K.J.V.) … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Backsliding, Comfort, Depression, Disappointment, Discipleship, Discipline, Disobedience, Encouragement, Fear, God's Love, God's Omnipotence, God's Omnipresence, God's Guidance, God's Omniscience, God's Provision, Obedience, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Rebellion, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, Submission, Suffering, Temptation, The Devil, Trials, Trusting In God | Tagged A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, god, how a shepherd uses a rod, how a shepherd uses a staff, How does God's rod comfort us?, How does God's staff comfort us?, Phillip Keller, Psalm 23, Psalm 23:4, They rod and thy staff they comfort me, What is the valley of the shadow of death?, yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death | Leave a comment

What Does “Rest For Your Soul” Really Mean?

Posted on June 24, 2026 by russellmckinney

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Comfort, Complaining, Death, Depression, Disappointment, Encouragement, Human Life, Inner Peace, Loneliness, Peace, Persecution, Problems, Salvation, Satan, Sickness, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, The Devil, The Holy Spirit, Trials | Tagged christianity, how to find rest for your soul, jesus, My yoke is easy and My burden is light, Paul being stoned, Paul receiving 39 stripes five times, Paul's thorn in the flesh, Satan hindered Paul, what does rest for your soul mean?, you will find rest for your soul | 1 Comment

The Lord God of Truth

Posted on June 3, 2026 by russellmckinney

Series: “The Names of God” (post #5) Here’s a trivia question for you. In our English translations of the Bible, what were the last words that Jesus spoke while hanging on the cross? Were they? A. “Father, into Your hands … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Christ's Death, Decisions, Discernment, Doubt, God's Holiness, God's Guidance, God's Name, God's Will, God's Word, Lying, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Satan, Scripture, Series: "The Names of God", Spiritual Warfare, Temptation, The Bible, The Devil, The Old Testament Law, Trusting In God, Truth | Tagged Christ's last words on the cross, Into your hands I commit My spirit, Jehovah El Emeth, Jesus quoting Psalm 31:5, Satan is the father of lies, The Lord God of Truth, What were the last words Jesus spoke before dying? | Leave a comment

The Lord of Hosts

Posted on May 25, 2026 by russellmckinney

Series: “The Names of God” (post #1) The Bible’s Old Testament provides a long list of names for God. Unfortunately, most of us can’t read the Old Testament in its original Hebrew, and so we miss out on these names. … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Angels, Demons, Fear, God's Love, God's Omnipotence, God's Omnipresence, God's Name, God's Provision, God's Sovereignty, Persecution, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Problems, Satan, Series: "The Names of God", Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, The Devil, Worry | Tagged David Jeremiah Knowing God By Name, god, Jehovah Elohim Tsebaoth, Jehovah Sabaoth, praying in times of spiritual warfare, The Lord God of Hosts, The Lord of Hosts, the names of God, Tony Evans The Power of God's Name | Leave a comment

A Weekly Reminder

Posted on May 6, 2026 by russellmckinney

The April 16, 1990, edition of People magazine featured the story of a young man who was in the midst of paying off an interesting sentence for drunk driving. Eight years earlier his drinking and driving had resulted in the death of … Continue reading →

Posted in Assurance of Salvation, Christ's Death, Comfort, Confession, Conscience, Eternal Security, Forgiveness, God's Mercy, Grace, Guilt, Making Restitution, Peace, Salvation, Satan, Seeking Forgiveness, Sin, Spiritual Warfare, The Devil | Tagged as far as the east is from the west, Forgiveness, Hebrews 8:12, interesting sentence for drunk driving, Isaiah 43:25, man who was sentenced to pay one dollar to the victim, People magazine article about sentence for drunk driving, Psalm 103:12, when God forgives He forgets, young man who paid $1 every Friday | Leave a comment

It’s Hard to Be Still

Posted on April 30, 2026 by russellmckinney

Be still, and know that I am God… (Psalm 46:10, N.K.J.V.) Royce was our child who couldn’t sit still. He was hyper, fidgety, squirmy, active, and all sorts of other wiggly. He could sit and play his PlayStation for hours, … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Children, Church Attendance, Comfort, Contentment, Courage, Depression, Doubt, Dying To Self, Faith, Fear, God's Love, God's Omnipotence, God's Omnipresence, God's Guidance, God's Omniscience, God's Provision, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, God's Word, Impatience, Joy, Needs, Parenting, Patience, Peace, Personal, Problems, Revenge, Spiritual Warfare, Trials, Trusting In God, Worry | Tagged Be still and know that I am God, Faith, psalms, the benefits of trusting in God, the solution for worry, What does God mean by "be still"?, what it means to rest in the Lord | 2 Comments

Will Tartarus Ever Be Emptied?

Posted on April 20, 2026 by russellmckinney

We get the noun “Tartarus” from the Greek verb tartaroo. That verb is used in 2 Peter 2:4 in reference to a certain group of fallen angels that God has cast down and delivered into chains of darkness. Most translations (K.J.V., N.K.J.V., N.I.V., N.A.S.V., E.S.V., … Continue reading →

Posted in Angels, Christ's Second Coming, Christ's Return, Coming Judgment, Demons, Disobedience, Eternity, God's Wrath, God's Judgment, Hell, Prophecy, Salvation, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, The Devil | Tagged Is Tartarus the eternal lake of fire?, Satan getting the key to the bottomless pit, Tartarus being emptied, the angel Abaddon, the angel Apollyon, the fire prepared for the devil and his angels, the sons of God imprisoned in Tartarus, the sons of God of Genesis 6:1-4, the sons of God were fallen angels, What is Tartarus? | Leave a comment

Are Hades & Hell the Same Place? (post #2 of 2)

Posted on April 17, 2026 by russellmckinney

In my previous post, I offered the first half of my answer to the question, “Are Hades and Hell the same place?” I won’t rehash every last sentence of that information, but here are the highlights: Okay, so at this point the question becomes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Angels, Christ's Second Coming, Christ's Resurrection, Coming Judgment, Death, Demons, Eternity, God's Wrath, God's Judgment, Heaven, Hell, Human Life, Prophecy, Resurrection, Salvation, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, The Devil | Tagged Are Hades & Sheol the same place?, Are Hades and Hell the same place?, Hades and Gehenna, Hell, Is Hades the lake of fire?, Jesus emptying the souls from Hades, Satan chained up in the bottomless pit, the resurrection of condemnation, the resurrection of life, the two kinds of resurrection, the two sides of Hades, the valley of Hinnom, where their worms dies not | Leave a comment

God & Evil

Posted on April 13, 2026 by russellmckinney

Mathew 5:48 says that God is “perfect.” 1st John 1:5 says: “…God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.” James 1:13 says: “…God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.” Genesis 1:31 says … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Addiction, Adultery, Adversity, Aging, Alcohol, Angels, Anger, Bestiality, Creation, Death, Demons, Depravity, God's Omnipotence, God's Sovereignty, God's Work, Greed, Lust, Lying, Man's Freewill, Persecution, Polygamy, Pride, Problems, Racism, Rebellion, Satan, Sickness, Sin, Slavery, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, Suicide, The Devil, Weather | Tagged Does God cause evil?, Does God cause natural disasters?, fallen angels in Revelation 12:4, God doesn't want robots, Satan in Ezekiel 28:1-19, Satan in Isaiah 14:12-15, Satan possessing the serpent, the fall of Lucifer, the reason for natural disasters, Why does God allow evil? | Leave a comment

Kingdom Facts

Posted on April 10, 2026 by russellmckinney

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.” (John 18:36, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christ's Second Coming, Creation, Demons, Eternity, Government, Heaven, Prophecy, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, The Sermon On The Mount | Tagged Christ's 1000 year reign, Christ's kingdom, Christ's millennial reign, citizens of Christ's kingdom, My kingdom is not of this world, the kingdom of God, the kingdom of heaven | Leave a comment

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Category Archives: Spiritual Warfare

Thy Rod & Thy Staff They Comfort Me

What Does “Rest For Your Soul” Really Mean?

The Lord God of Truth

The Lord of Hosts

A Weekly Reminder

It’s Hard to Be Still

Will Tartarus Ever Be Emptied?

Are Hades & Hell the Same Place? (post #2 of 2)

God & Evil

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