SLAVES OF DEBT

“The borrower is the slave of the lender” (Proverbs 22:7). A deeper look into our national economic system provided by insightful analysts is telling us a major contributing factor to the future collapse of our economy will be our willingness to take on increasing...
THE BOOMERANG EFFECT

THE BOOMERANG EFFECT

The curses and assignments of the enemy to kill, steal, and destroy are coming back to haunt him. They are also coming back to dismantle his plans. An unexpected boomerang effect is taking place.  Several years ago, my wife, Jan, spoke to me about a boomerang...

THE WISDOM OF COMMON SENSE

Each year in January, I am drawn to the book of Proverbs to glean wisdom for the year. A friend of mine recently said that in 2023, the book of Proverbs will give the Church a backbone. I interpreted that comment to mean that the wisdom and common sense expressed in...

IF ALL ELSE FAILS…AND IT WILL

This morning as I walked into our living room to sit in my writing chair, I passed by a bookshelf that houses some of the library that contains study books I used for 35 years as a pastor. Those books helped me unpack Scripture and create thousands of weekly sermons....
FINDING OUR WAY HOME

FINDING OUR WAY HOME

Last night, I had an intense dream. At one point, I woke up in the middle of the dream like I was in an intermission at a theater. After the intermission, I went back to sleep and reentered the dream, and picked it up where I left off without missing a beat. I...