The Heartland Strategy Website recently underwent a management change, and we appreciate your Patience.  One of our New Year's Resolutions for '08 is to keep this site CURRENT with Christian conservative commentary on newsworthy events, and give "Present Truth" from the Scriptures.  Heaven knows there is plenty of fresh manna available from the Lord!  No need to neglect a regular updating of this site.

What is "Present Truth"?  It literally means: Truth that is "at hand"; truth that is "timely".  In modern lingo, one might say it is truth which is "in your face" due to whatever situation you might be facing at the moment.  Peter wrote:  "For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth." (2 Pet 1:11,12)  Which truths will be "at hand" in '08?  Here's a couple of offerings to begin the new year:

In 2008 we will be inundated with a flood of media coverage regarding the Presidential race.  I'm already tired of it - and the Primaries haven't even taken place as yet.  Here's a tip:  As Christian Americans, we need to put God's Word into our hearts.  We need to balance the media info-glut by going deeper into the Word in '08.  Read your Bible as much as possible.  Feed your spirit, or your soul may be overwhelmed by  the tsunami of political talk.  The only way to accurately process the daily news, is to filter it through the fresh Words God is speaking to you each day.  Many have been awakened to reality, but '08 will be a time when some will be lulled back asleep.  2008 is a fulcrum, a pivotal year for the next season in America.  The MOST IMPORTANT thing about this presidential election is this:   National elections reveal the Will of the People.  God gave mankind free will, and He responds to what we say we want.  I pray that in November, voting Americans will say: "We want God back in America"... Unfortunately, I remain skeptical that they really do.  

I hear the Lord saying that we should use 2008 and 2009 to prepare for difficult American changes in 2010 - 2012.  I am encouraging my loved ones to get out of financial debt, have at least one dependable vehicle that is paid off, and don't put off doing the practical things that will make your family secure in hard economic times.  In Oklahoma, we just endured the worst Ice storm in state history.  Hundreds of thousands of homes were without electricity for over a week.  Temperatures were in the 20s.  People needed heat, lights, and basic survival items.  They had no cash, and the ATMs didn't work.  Gas pumps were off-line.  Grocery stores were closed.  It seemed like a dress rehearsal for difficult times in the future.  Smart people won't be caught unprepared again.

The Border Issue will step up to the next level, revealing what is truly behind our governments' refusal to close or even protect our southern border.  The North American Union agenda will come into the mainstream.  The battle for America - as we have known it - will begin in earnest.   

Scandals in the Charismatic Televangelist / Mega Church world will continue and intensify.  Well known religious figures will come under the public microscope, and ugly details will emerge.  Divisions in the Evangelical world will continue.  The false gospel being preached by the Rick Warren, Bill Hybels, and Joel Osteen types will take a more defined shape.  It will be clearly seen by some, yet many will continue to follow.  The split in Mainline Christian denominations over homosexuals in leadership will intesify as they continue to drift away from the authority of Scripture.

The migration of hundreds of thousands of American Believers - OUT of the traditional church setting - and toward unconventional expressions of their faith will accelerate.   God is bringing them out of religion so He can restore His Church.   Some will fall through the cracks, it's true.  But many will move forward in their walk with Christ.  Pick up your brother if he falls, but as far as the overall picture:  just roll with it.  God is up to something BIG.

I am pleased to announce that in addition to the Sunday morning Heartland show on KFAQ, I will begin a NEW 3 hour show on Saturday afternoons - 3 to 6pm.  LIVE local talk.  I thank God for the platform He has given me to speak the truth, and I look forward to this Increase!   Please help me spread the word, so the audience can find the new show.    - BD

I highly recommend reading this NY Times article. (click here)

It confirms the terrible, disjointed state of the American Church.  It chronicles the Evangelical churches, not so much the Charismatic.  (The Mega-Charismatic problems are getting of plenty of negative publicity on their Own these days.)

It uses the sweeping church-changes in the Heartland city of Wichita, KS as an example of the whole.  It shows the trend of young evangelical associate pastors rebelling against Biblical orthodoxy and undermining faithful churches by starting newer confused gatherings.  It details the rise, and now the fall of conservatism in American Christianity – and how that effects the Presidential race.  It gives helpful info for the looming election year.  It gives some detail to what your spiritual gut was already telling you.          

In recent years, Some of us have felt like we’re “On the outside looking in” regarding American Christianity…      Well, guess what?  I think it’s abundantly confirmed to me now, that that’s a GOOD THING, not a Bad thing!  God has us “outsiders” poised to do His will, in His timing – and that day is soon to come.      -          BD