A-YET-TO-BE-CONFIRMED THEORY

Perhaps an adjustment in our language would be in order regarding the popular phrase “Conspiracy Theory.” In some cases, it would be better to rewrite that phrase to read as “A-Yet-To-Be-Confirmed Theory.” To a highly programmed mind hearing that adjusted phrase will...

THE EXCHANGE

This week a WNBA player who was arrested for a drug offense and recently sentenced to prison in Russia was released in a prisoner exchange for a convicted arms dealer held in U.S. custody. Objections have been raised regarding the exchange since a Marine who has been...

SAVING A CHOKING NATION

Yesterday while in prayer, I saw an image of the United States. The image was of a person gasping for breath. They were choking to death because of lies they had been fed and willingly ingested. I was observing the first gasp in a process of suffocation that will...

THE FIRST TIME

I remember the first time I saw Jan walking across the campus at what was then known as Multnomah School of the Bible in Portland, Oregon. I remember the first time I heard her voice in a chance meeting. I remember the first time I caught her fragrance and our first...

RECALIBRATING OUR CALLING

I have mentored pastors and leaders within the Church for many years.  I enjoyed that interaction. On one occasion, a pastor was struggling with what to do next in his ministry. Instead of creating some grand plan and mission statement, I took him to II...