A Bible Study on Spiritual Warfare, My Research Process, and Much More

A Personal Update

Last week, The Unseen Battle officially entered the world.

And fittingly, launch week was… a battle.

Not just the kind you see, but the kind you feel.

On the very day the book was released, I had to fly to Dallas. We found out my dad had to undergo triple bypass heart surgery. What was supposed to be one surgery became more complicated: a valve replacement was added, and the procedure was delayed because of how complex everything became.

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Flights were canceled. Then delayed.
Plans unraveled. Charlotte was hit with a massive snow storm that we haven’t had in almost 10 years which created more travel delays.
Organizational hiccups surfaced with a live stream we had planned to launch the book.
Complications piled up with relational dynamics, some I can’t even talk about.

Nothing went the way I wanted it to.

And yet, here’s what is still true today:

Christ is victorious.
The dark powers have been stripped of their ability to blind the nations.
The gospel is still the best news anyone could ever hear.

That truth doesn’t evaporate when things go sideways. It doesn’t weaken under pressure. And it doesn’t retreat when life feels chaotic.

It stands firm. And through the Gospel, it advances.

Why I Wrote The Unseen Battle

I didn’t write this book to stir fear.

I wrote it so that:

• Christians would live with confidence and courage, not anxiety and obsession

• Pastors and ministry leaders would have a clear theological framework for preaching and teaching spiritual warfare

• My kids would never be deceived by an enemy who absolutely hates them

I wrote this book for my children. I said this in the acknowledgements…and I meant every word:

“Liam, Levi, Lucas, and Emmy — I long for you to be captivated by Jesus, the one true God of heaven and earth.
May you never be deceived by the false gods of the nations
and always be enamored by the goodness of Yahweh.”

This Is for You, Too

Friend, I long for this for you as well.

That you would be captivated by the truth of Christ.
That you would recognize the lies of the enemy for what they are.
And that you would stand—firmly, calmly, confidently—in the victory of King Jesus.

Spiritual warfare is not about panic.
It’s about discernment.
It’s about truth.
And it’s about knowing who already won.

I’d love for you to watch the livestream event with special guest Drenna Heiser - Hollander.

1. Dockery, David S., ed. Holman Bible Handbook. Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 1992. - Satan wounded in battle with the angel Michael (as envisioned by Milton in Paradise Lost)