Most prominent reformed Satanists or occult practitioners describe Halloween as a high holy day with major spiritual significance and not just harmless fun. John Ramirez, once a high ranking satanic practitioner for over 25 years and Riaan Sweigelaar, a former leader in the church of Satan, both converted to...

The biggest mistake I see made when building a security solution for your church is the assumption that one person with a gun, one law enforcement officer, or some guys in the congregation who are packin’ (armed civilians) will be an effective solution for any potential threat. It’s an...

For some believers, protecting churches with a safety team, contracted security, or contracted law enforcement is contentious. I’ve heard the arguments against protecting our churches. Some are focused on how protection would be perceived and, therefore, understandable. As with all things, perceptions need to be managed, so the ultimate...

Every warrior knows the first rule of any fight: identify the threat before you attack. Get that wrong, and you’ll spend everything you’ve got on the wrong target and ultimately loose the battle. The guy who cuts you off in traffic. The boss who takes credit for your work....

When I first read Jesus’s words “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth” in Matthew 5:5, it didn’t make a lick of sense to me. Meek meant weak, and in my opinion, weak men were doormats. I was raised to be tough, strong, independent, and a...

Some of you may believe that you are  too far gone. One too many bad choices, a thousands wrong turns, and at least once if not a thousand times, flat out messed things up beyond repair. You’ve looked at the habits, the failures, the choices you can’t take back,...

I was one of those kids who grew up walking to school, playing outside unsupervised until dark, and my entire social circle and our daily goings-on were largely a mystery to the grown-ups at home charged with my nurturing and care. The term child abduction was called kidnapping back...

For years, Sig Sauer has taken a beating, including a litany of lawsuits, over its P320 and the gun’s nasty habit of spontaneously discharging, often while still holstered. The first response from the Sig faithful was to blame the operator. But the problem kept occurring, and the issues were...

Brothers, the toughest fight you’ll ever face won’t happen in a boardroom or a parking lot. It happens inside of you. On one side stands what you know is right, the thing you know you should do. On the other, the pull of the flesh, the thing you know...

Shadow Systems started manufacturing pistols in 2019 after three years in the after-market parts business. I discovered them in 2021 when guys in the armed security industry started buying them up for a handful of really good reasons. – When an armed professional is involved in a shooting incident...