An Open Letter To America’s Lukewarm Christians
(Note: If this offends you, then you might be who needs to read it twice) Dear Lukewarm Christian, Don’t mistake Trump for […]
The Candy Bar: Not Paying Today Costs Much More Later
What does it say about you as a person that wasn’t interested in truth, integrity and a legacy of illegitimacy scorched against the very shop serving your community?
Do You Linger?
Without chaotic distractions my mind would begin to rumble before churning into full-blown danger mode. My remedy was to stay distracted with other distracting thoughts, activities or people.
🙏 “I Just Want To Stay Neutral.” Well, You Can’t.” 🙏
“I just want to stay neutral.” That’s a message I received about a post I shared. I didn’t reply back to force […]
Did The Devil Actually Make You Do It?
I know when people see a headline like this, or anything to do with addressing the reality of demonic spirits, they’ll skip […]
Pouring Out Your Oil Always Gives You More
From the tabernacle to the feet of Jesus, oil poured out is symbolic of God’s own gifting.
Jesus Needed His Space. So Do We
Jesus Needed His Space. So Do We The middle of September found me busier than the last six months, but just as […]
Never Forget, But Have We Already?
I know it’s hard because most of us have been abused at some point by someone we trusted, but this isn’t that situation.
Why I Walked Away From Church And You Should Too.
I’m not angry with the institutionalized big-box store churches, but I am praying that they come to understand that collecting butts in their auditorium seats isn’t the same as Jesus’ Great Commission:
Was Peter a Failure Or a Water Walker?
Was Peter a Failure Or a Water Walker? The Holy Spirit is on the move this week and He’s prompting you to […]
Stay Salty My Friend
He’d rather you be against Him than to claim you are in Him while you’re living in the world. It’s good to be salty, or should I clarify; it’s good to be Spiritually Salty!
Bashing the VP Pick Threatens Your Witness. Do This Instead
We get too wrapped up in looking to man and government to fix this and save that. We forget that God is still and always will be in control. Simply put, God’s got this
RESPECT – You Have It, Men Need It
How incredible do you think Jesus felt to hear his Father show love, affirmation and respect?
What Five Kings Must You Kill?
Joshua was the man on a mission. God’s mission. His obedience and teachable spirit allowed him to walk in God’s will as he experienced victory after victory.
Garden of Eden Lessons For Social Media
God said it wasn’t good for man to be alone. While this example is popular for marriage lessons, I want to expand it to talk about social media.
Can You Hang On For $100 Dollars?
What happens within the atmosphere of discontent and rejection is we may either become bored, defiant or indifferent in our waiting.
Come, Sit At My Table. Unless…The Banana Sandwich
When unleashing your opinion of support or opposition and you slash beyond the intended subject, you wound actual people standing in the space between your selfishness and their right to also have an opinion.
Just Before the River Ran Dry: Waymaker
As a Thank You for supporting Five Stones Church Online, I’m giving a free copy of my latest book, UnBreakable: From Past Pain to Future Glory to the first 100 supporters.
Feeling Squeezed By Your Past? Cutting Soul Ties
Still Trapped? I realize this is an odd question after months of major restrictions, but do you ever feel trapped? I mean […]
10 Tips For Finding Peace In Today’s Chaotic World
Does that mean every day is filled with sunshine and snowballs? Of course not, but peace is a constant state of being that helps us through perilous times of conflict.
Is This Our Final 4th of July, Independence Day Celebration?
But there’s a sinister atmosphere in this nation that we’ve never known. Even darker these days than the light of a once bright American Spirit can pierce.
Can You Grow Tired Of God?
Don’t grow weary because you’ve cast your energies toward social media propaganda and ran out of gas for pursuing Jesus Christ.
Along Came A Spider: Shaun King Crawling Across Church Rubble
Instead of building empires, the closure of physical structures forced observants out of their cozy seats and pre-service latte grande coffee lines.
Jesus Wasn’t Made In America
It’s a great time to look at the reality of God in His true, omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent form and not some media caricature we created to satisfy self.
You’re Never Lost Along the Backside of the Desert
I assure you He has not abandoned you nor forsaken you. God is about to bust open a mighty work in your life if you will just be patient along the backside of your desert.
Father’s Day Can Be A Tough One
As a matter of fact, Father’s Day is an annual reminder of the distant and dysfunctional connection I had with my own dad.
Anger – Keeping It In Check
Remember last December when there was so much hope and optimism about the new you in the new year? There was something magical about 2020!
Is There Really A Stupid Question?
The Laggards, who only want to ask a question are now excluded because they dared to do what we’ve always been encouraged to do – Ask Questions.
Mullet Life. The Great Deception
Don’t allow open sanctuary doors to become more about, “Hello” than “Hallelujah”.
Hit The Wall Yet? How Many Times?
I think it was Bruce Lee who said “Be water.” It’s important to remain fluid in certain situations and understand that ultimately we are not in control.
Let Me Be Honest – I Struggled This Week. A Lot
Grabbing brief moments of distraction helps, but it’s not the answer. God is the answer and the only way we will have that peace that surpasses all understanding is to press into our relationships with Jesus Christ.
God Fights For You. Will You Allow Him To Win?
When we fight, we confront our enemy, ourselves and God – When we surrender, God gives us the victory that has already been won.
Marriage Matters: Do Something For Yours With Our At-Home Small Group
Marriage On The Rock LIVE Leah and I have led marriage groups in our home for years. We’ve seen relationships healed, restored […]
Sunday’s Message: Will Jesus Return During the Census?
Is Jesus coming back? Yep!!
What’s Going On Around Five Stones Church Online?
For A Time Such As This… So the BIG question is, “What’s going on?” It’s a really simple answer; “God’s still got […]
How Is the Return of Christ Connected to the 2020 Census?
While lingering in the Spirit, God shared these truths with the instructions to share them with you. I don’t make any assumptions as I was only led to share, but here you go:
Get the Hell Out of Church
The true church has been set free from their favorite pews, Holy Spirit-imitating fog machines and high-priced guess speakers. This is not the church as God empowered it.
You Asked For It, You Got It
Isn’t it amazing that the very things we clung to as markers of living an informed life such as celebrities, athletes and influencers have immediately vanished, yet no one has barely noticed?
Jesus Did It Too
Walking through a season of uncertainty? We all move through these cycles of obscurity. They are God’s way of preparing us for His gift.
COVID-19: Making Everything Alright, Or At Least Better.
Watching social media all day for updates of infection and death data wears on the spirit.
Dry Creeks In Your Life? Maybe It's Time to Move On.
Pastor Scott Silverii of Five Stones Church.Online shares today’s message from 1 Kings 17:2-9, and the promise of Jeremiah 29:11.
Men’s Workshop: First on Facebook Featuring Twenty Top Influencers
I reached out to my closest and most trusted brothers in Christ and asked them to join me bringing the best men’s workshop directly to you. April 6 and 7, 2020, we’re hosting over 20 top influencers from pastors to firefighters. It’s completely free and only for men.
Soul Ties: Are You Bound?
To say I loved him is an understatement. There was a soul tie that kept me tethered to grief and survivor’s guilt.
Why We’ve Gone Public
We’re in a season where we can offer our team to you for the sole goal of getting your book’s manuscript to market.
From Social Ghost to Holy Ghost: Surviving Police Retirement
Life was falling apart and all I could do was crumble atop the people closest to me. My wife and kids were dodging emotional boulders, and ducking away from tumbling personality projectiles.
I Stood Up In Church And It Didn’t Suck
I looked at Leah and she gave me that neutral expression that said, “I’m with you either way.”
Anniversaries Of Trauma: How Are You Marking Tragedy?
I used to suck it up and go about my days in hopes of the effects lessening or that I wouldn’t do something to myself in those darkest moments of grief and despair over the conflicting feelings brought about by another of those anniversaries.
Men And Church: We’ve Made Both Disposable
Our hopes, dreams, value and personal footprint becomes easily blown away, and thus we become disposable.
Your Level Of Sin Depends On Where You Sit In The Church
Maybe it’s because I’ve also spent the last many years with church bodies that look like everyone just crawled off of the battlefield, and were praising God for the chance to get right back out there to fight for others.
3 Seconds: Despite What Momma Says, You’re Not That Special
We’re sending our kids off into a world vastly different than the rainbow sprinkled snow globe they’re raised in.