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Will You Help Me Prove My Friend Wrong?
Are believers over 50 becoming less engaged in discipleship? This Sunday Review challenges seasoned Christians to reclaim their purpose and step back into mentoring, sharing, and Kingdom impact.

Arnie Cole
14 hours ago3 min read


9 out of 10 of us say it matters. Why aren’t we acting like it?
Most mature believers say sharing their faith matters—but far fewer act on it. This Sunday Review explores why older Christians go quiet and how to rediscover purpose and impact.

Arnie Cole
Apr 123 min read


Close Enough to Believe—Too Far to Surrender?
Millions believe the Easter story but haven’t surrendered to Jesus. This Sunday Review explores the “unresolved middle” and why relationships, not arguments, help move belief into transformation.

Arnie Cole
Apr 54 min read


Most of Us Have More in Common with Peter Than We Admit
Even mature believers can go silent when it matters most. This Sunday Review explores why fear, not doubt, often holds us back from sharing our faith—and how to step into the moment.

Arnie Cole
Mar 293 min read


When Someone You Love Walks Away
Why do people walk away from faith—and how do they come back? This Sunday Review explores the “unresolved middle” and why relationships, not arguments, are key to spiritual return.

Arnie Cole
Mar 223 min read


When children die, I don't have a neat answer.
When tragedy strikes and innocent lives are lost, faith does not offer easy answers. This Sunday Review reflects on grief, responsibility, and why Christ followers must refuse indifference.

Arnie Cole
Mar 153 min read


You Know God Loves You. So Why Do You Feel So Invisible?
Many believers know God loves them—but still feel invisible in their faith community. This Sunday Review explores why isolation is quietly eroding our sense of mattering in the body of Christ.

Arnie Cole
Mar 84 min read


Are you living like you matter?
Are you living like you matter in God’s Kingdom? This Sunday Review explores how bitterness and disengagement cloud your sense of significance—and why Scripture calls you indispensable.

Arnie Cole
Mar 14 min read


Why Bitterness Steals Your Worth - and How to Reclaim It with Faith
Bitterness quietly erodes your sense of worth and reshapes your identity. This Sunday Review explores how to uproot resentment, interrupt the replay, and cultivate the Spirit’s fruit instead.

Arnie Cole
Feb 224 min read


I Thought I Wasn’t Bitter-Until I Realized This.
Bitterness rarely announces itself. This Sunday Review explores how unresolved hurt quietly reshapes identity, weakens witness, and why releasing bitterness restores both joy and spiritual impact.

Arnie Cole
Feb 154 min read


Part 4. Revival or Decline: Your Final Verdict Vote.
This article uncovers how modern measures of ministry success may be shaping activity without producing transformation.

Arnie Cole
Feb 84 min read


Part 3. New Evidence in Solving the Greatest Mystery in Modern-Day Christianity.
This article uncovers how modern measures of ministry success may be shaping activity without producing transformation.

Arnie Cole
Feb 24 min read


Part 2. Solving the Greatest Mystery of Modern Day Christianity.
Is the Church in America experiencing revival or decline? This Sunday Review explores why conflicting data, misplaced metrics, and shallow measurements may be leading us to the wrong conclusions.

Arnie Cole
Jan 254 min read


Part 1. You are the jury. Help solve the greatest mystery in modern-day Christianity
Is Christianity in America in revival or decline? This Sunday Review weighs conflicting evidence from ministries and major research and invites readers to act like a jury and deliver an honest verdict.

Arnie Cole
Jan 184 min read


The Research Forced Me to Say This About You
New SALT Index research reveals a striking gap between average Christianity in America and Scripture-absorbed believers. This Sunday Review explores why deeper Bible engagement leads to real transformation and responsibility

Arnie Cole
Jan 113 min read


The most terrifying words in all Scripture
“I never knew you.” This Sunday Review explores Jesus’ sobering warning in Matthew 7 and why the gap between belief and obedience may be the most urgent issue facing American Christianity today.

Arnie Cole
Jan 44 min read


If Jesus Ran a Ministry Today, Would You Donate?
What if we measured ministry the way Jesus did? This Sunday Review challenges modern ideas of impact, fundraising, and success by refocusing on discipleship, depth, and transformed lives.

Arnie Cole
Dec 28, 20254 min read


The Empty Chair at Christmas: Choosing Curiosity over Judgement
Family estrangement makes the holidays painful for millions. This article explores how Scripture calls believers to choose curiosity over judgment, offering grace, wisdom, and hope when an empty chair at Christmas breaks the heart.

Arnie Cole
Dec 21, 20254 min read


What your phone is doing to your prayer life
Is your phone creating “spiritual fog”? This article explores how nonstop scrolling can dull prayer, weaken focus, and quiet your sensitivity to God, and invites you to take a private Spiritual Fog Self-Assessment to regain clarity for 2026.

Arnie Cole
Dec 14, 20253 min read


One sentence. One Scripture. One saved life. Yours too?
Your daily narrative shapes your spiritual life. This Sunday Review invites readers to replace old, limiting identities with one Scripture-anchored sentence that guides their story through 2026 and draws them closer to Jesus each day.

Arnie Cole
Dec 7, 20255 min read


You Are Not Your Struggle - A Message for 2026
Learn how to stop defining yourself by your struggles and embrace the story God is writing through grace and resilience.
If you want, I can tailor it to be more emotional, more data-driven, or more explicitly tied to Spiritually Fit Today.

Arnie Cole
Nov 30, 20253 min read


Before Thanksgiving… can I ask you something important?
A heartfelt Thanksgiving reflection inviting readers to share the real struggles that keep them from spiritual consistency and how Back to the Bible can help in 2026.

Arnie Cole
Nov 23, 20254 min read


Am I Thinking for Myself—Or Just Following the Crowd?
A reflection on Romans 12:2 and how to discern whether you're being transformed by God’s truth or simply following cultural groupthink.

Arnie Cole
Nov 16, 20254 min read


What Do You Do When You Would Rather Look Away?
When tragedy strikes, faith calls us to see, not scroll past. Discover how the Church in Jamaica is rebuilding hope after Hurricane Melissa.

Back to the Bible
Nov 9, 20254 min read
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