STRANGE FIRE

The Lord is clarifying the purpose of our worship. This is not about the style or location of our worship. It’s about the substance of our worship. This is not limited to a public worship service. It affects all areas of our lives – how we lead our families, how we do...
THE INEVITABLE

THE INEVITABLE

As Jan and I were walking through the historic cemetery in our small town, we passed by our grave sites. We bought those sites over 20 years ago when we first moved to town. We had the grave marker installed  a couple of years ago, so our kids wouldn’t have to...

THE PLACE OF OUR CONFIDENCE

Amid all the turmoil taking place within the Church, we are being given a gift. We have entered a time where the confidence of the Church is being tested and examined. In that examination, we will see who and what we have been following. At the end of that...

PLUCKING SCRIPTURE

All of us can pluck verses out of the surrounding context and use those verses to support our ideas. It’s in the context where a deeper understanding is revealed. Some of that revelation may be difficult for some of us to understand. It’s not just an Old Testament...

THE GOAL IS HARMONY, NOT AGREEMENT

A pastor friend of mine, Ryan Rhoden, was asked to mediate between some believers in his church who were experiencing disagreement on a particular issue. . He said, “I will bring my bad theology, and you bring yours, and let’s sit down and talk.” The pastor was...