I have deliberately taken a short Sabbatical from writing and contending. God has used this to move me from a certain focus to another one, at least for now. As I prepared over the last few days to reenter the truth war I became convinced that many of us need a review of some fundamentals. If we are effective warriors in this war that means we will also come under attack from directions other than on the battlefront. These attacks are sinister and come from some that most would think should know better than to fall into being a tool of our enemy. The first fundamental is that this war is not about us. We make mistakes. We blunder. We make foolish decisions. It is vital that we do not compound our error by attempting to cover it up by going hard after those who have exploited it or exposed it. Instead, like Peter when Paul contended with him about his hypocrisy, we should humbly repent and move forward with our Lord in His light.

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