HISTORY MATTERS

HISTORY MATTERS

It’s interesting how far our personal history extends into the past, and how far into the future it will be revealed. Yesterday, Jan and I were driving on I-5 in Oregon when we stopped at a rest stop north of Woodburn, Oregon. When I got out of our truck, I parked in...
TOWING AWAY WHAT’S NOT WORKING

TOWING AWAY WHAT’S NOT WORKING

I was driving my truck through town last week and noticed a vehicle in front of me being towed away. At the stoplight, I took a photo of the car. What caught my attention was the bumper sticker attached to the vehicle – “Please be Patient. Student driver.”...
THE REASON FOR WARNINGS

THE REASON FOR WARNINGS

A new sign was recently placed at the entrance to the trails I hike each week. It is a sign that clearly specifies what is prohibited on the trails: horses and mules. It was the distinct prohibition of mules that caught my attention. Apparently, someone thought it was...

EXPANDING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF DEMONIC POSSESSION

We can think that demonic possession only occurs in people. God wants to expand our understanding of this subject. The goal of demons is to possess anything – people, politics, governments, systems of commerce, even some churches whose theologies are being used...

DIVIDED LOYALTIES

As social issues heat up in America, some in the Church sadly reflect the thinking of unredeemed people, not the truths of God’s Kingdom. We have been drowning in a pool of deception, and that deception has begun to influence the thinking of Christ’s...