This is the ninth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode investigates the life of Erich Ludendorff and his spectacular rise to worldwide fame in and through his exploits at the Battle of Liège in August of 1914. In a general sense, Ludendorff is not a character that Christians should emulate. But when he bangs on the gates of the Citadel in Liège on April 6, 1914, he models something that should cause every Christian to sit up and take notice.

Humans are imaging creatures and we will either reflect our Creator or something in His creation. But even more than reflecting, we will slowly drift and become the thing we love most. In this message, Nathan Johnson further explores the command to love God with everything, and how in doing so, we become more Christlike and unlike the world around us.For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit: https://ellerslie.com/. If you have been blessed by Ellerslie, consider partnering with the ministry by donating at: https://ellerslie.com/donate/

This is the eighth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode dives into the daring of the ready soldier. Modern men dread the thought of losing their comforts and letting go of life-as-usual. However, throughout history men have yearned for opportunity to march off to war. The spiritual man must not grow too comfortable in his earthly life —he must be ready and alert and always in position to leap into the fray and play the man.

After reminding the Israelites that Yahweh alone is their God, Moses declared that they should love their God with all their heart, soul, and might. But what does it mean to truly love God? In this message, Nathan Johnson explains the Hebrew concept of love and gives three dimensions of love that need to be in our lives toward our God and Savior Jesus Christ.For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit: https://ellerslie.com/. If you have been blessed by Ellerslie, consider partnering with the ministry by donating at: https://ellerslie.com/donate/

This is the seventh installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode explores the impact of evolutionary thought upon France in the years leading up to 1914. The entire French culture teemed with twisted notions derived from Darwin’s postulations—and these twisted notions nearly destroyed the nation. Their German enemy to the east was well aware of their muddled thinking and attempted at the outset of the war to entrap them through their misguided passions.

This is the sixth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This episode investigates one particular conversation held between the emperor of Germany and the commander of the German military on August 1, 1914. The outcome of this one interchange altered the history of the world. And, due to the incorrect thinking injected into this singular conversation, devastation came to this world. The very pattern we see in this fateful conversation is the same dynamic that can reside in the inner conversations of our individual souls every day. Whereas our decisions may not lead to 40 million deaths, when handled incorrectly, they can give the devil place and power in and through our lives. It is critical that we know the Truth about God’s ability to save and that we know that He, indeed, is the God of the impossible.

God has called us into an exclusive relationship with Himself—and thus we are not to entertain other “gods” or “lovers” in our lives. As we continue to look at the Shema in Deuteronomy 6, Nathan Johnson talks about the importance of God’s call to exclusivity and three benefits we experience when Yahweh alone is our God.For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit: https://ellerslie.com/. If you have been blessed by Ellerslie, consider partnering with the ministry by donating at: https://ellerslie.com/donate/

This is the fifth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This particular episode unpacks the dramatic shift in Belgium leadership just prior to the Great War. The transition from Leopold II to Albert I was significant —moving Belgium from self-satiating to self-sacrificing. The problem for Germany is that their entire war plan hinged on Belgium’s avarice, and they were bewildered to find a new sort of leader running the show when they arrived. Germany was ready to bribe the Belgium government for safe passage through their country. However, instead of safe passage they found the Belgians with guns lifted and loaded.

Idols and those who worship them are called blind and deaf throughout the Bible. They don't have eyes to see nor ears to hear.In this message, we begin to examine the great "Shema" of Deuteronomy 6:4-5. In the Shema, we are told to love God with all we are and all we have. As we begin this mini-series amidst our series on idols, we look at what it means to listen ("shema") and ask if we truly have ears to hear.For more information about Daily Thunder and the ministry of Ellerslie Mission Society, please visit: https://ellerslie.com/. If you have been blessed by Ellerslie, consider partnering with the ministry by donating at: https://ellerslie.com/donate/

This is the fourth installment in Eric Ludy’s epic summer Daily Thunder series entitled Spiritual Lessons from WW1. This particular episode demonstrates the power and importance of the small decisions of life. Just as one man’s actions will spark the flame of WW1, it was One Man’s actions that sparked the rescue of humanity two thousand years ago. Gavrilo Princip didn’t see the full impact of his actions when he pulled the trigger to assassinate the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. And in the same way, many of us do not see the full gravity of our decisions when we choose to participate in our seemingly “small” fleshly deeds.