THE TOPOGRAPHY OF TRUTH

I used to hike, doing what is called “bush-wacking.” I hiked for miles across trail-less terrain using a topographical map whose imagery revealed the various elevations of a mountain range and the locations of deep, dead-end canyons. Following that map saved me a lot...

PRODIGAL PRAYERS

Our faith is a connection with the hope of God found only in Christ. That connection remains secure over time, even when our disappointments and failures make us think it has been severed.  This is especially true for the prodigal sons and daughters in our lives...

EVALUATING YEAR-END PROPHECIES

In the week leading up to the New Year, voices within the Church are prophesying what will happen in 2026. Some of these words are from God. Others are declaring what they hoped would happen and call it prophecy. Paul was speaking to Jews who needed to be convinced...

SINCE WE ARE FRIENDS

As a result, Peter was now free to enter the home of Cornelius, a Roman officer, and be used by the Lord to lead Cornelius and his family to the Lord. The vision of the blanket was given to Peter as permission to step over Jewish customs of not entering the home of a...

REMOVING THE SCALES OF OUR DISBELIEF

The Lord is in the process of stripping away the blinding scales from the eyes of His Church. These scales have prevented us from seeing what God sees.   One of the most dramatic salvations occurred with Paul, who was known at the time as Saul.  “Saul was...