GREASING THE SLIDE OF DECEPTION

I once spoke to the leader of a church movement in Europe. He made a comment about the subject of abortion, “That is something we don’t even talk about anymore.” He made that comment as his nation slipped deeper into deception and depravity while its citizens...

A STORM IS COMING

While the world is spinning out of control and moving toward greater expressions of darkness, we need to reexamine our moorings. Like a ship resting in a safe harbor, we can only remain in that safe place if the lines of our spiritual moorings have been made secure in...
THE WIND OF THE SPIRIT

THE WIND OF THE SPIRIT

A strong windstorm blew through our area last night. It blew down dead limbs hanging in trees and deposited loads of debris in our yard. It also tipped over two chairs in our front yard. I felt led to take a photo of the upended chairs. As soon as I clicked the photo,...

I WAS JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS

Some of the most dangerous and compromising words we can utter in a time of crisis are “I was just following orders.” Those words have been used in war crime trials as a justification for immoral actions that would later be condemned by reasonable people after a...

THE GOD OF MERCY – THE GOD OF JUSTICE

When we read the story of Jonah it’s easy to focus only on the image of a large fish swallowing a reluctant preacher and the resulting national revival that took place. If we leave the story there and fail to connect the message of the two prophets, Jonah and...