Don Purdum's Podcast Blog

As Christians, we are part of a battle against good and evil as the Apostle Paul talks about in Ephesians 6. That means we live by a different set of ethics and rules than the rest of the world as we battle through spiritual warfare and gain spiritual discipline in our struggle against the rulers, powers, and world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places (Ephesians 6:12). When I was in the Navy and Army, I often heard senior enlisted and officers use this word often... "Go on." It was often in the context of someone sharing something difficult or emotional. It conveyed  a sense that we are in this together and we have one another's back... So, don't hold back. That's just the opposite in the civilian world when someone says, "It's okay." Meaning stop talking or sharing your feelings politely because it's making me uncomfortable. I don't really care, or how does this effect me? Believe it or not, there are a number of parallels between military service and the