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The Lord is reordering His Church. He is examining our hearts to see if we are truly following Him or a muddled and confused version of Him and His Kingdom. After the crowd saw Jesus feed the five thousand, something happened. "When the people saw him do this...
It's hard to convince some people that what we are saying is the truth. The rejection they use to justify their dismissal is a form of disbelief, revealed through the misguided assumptions they have about our message, and their familiarity with us. Social media has...
Our ultimate extension of trust – the unfailing kind of trust - should only be placed on God, not on any human, no matter how dear that person may be to us. Even among the most trustworthy of people, no one can wear the badge of an unfailing trust because any one of...
When I was a little boy, my father chased away my childhood monsters. He helped me fall asleep when I was afraid of what was under my bed. He walked with me on the uncertain streets of life while I was enveloped by his confident presence and love. I remember in his...
A loosening of our grip on truth is taking place within the Church. Believers are letting go of historic, foundational truths of Scripture that have been orthodox throughout the history of the Church. The release of God’s truth is letting go of what defines how we are...
Every time I see a video of someone walking a dangerous animal on the end of a leash, my first thought is a question, “Are you kidding?” In our anthropomorphic world reality is overcome by the untrustworthiness of our emotions and the false hope that the beast on the...
The end of the United States as we know it is becoming a very real possibility. That end will bring a time of great sorrow, but also, a time of great opportunity for the Church to offer God’s love in very tangible ways. To some in the Church, this...
Scripture tells us “The gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable” (Romans 11:29). That verse refers to God’s faithfulness to empower our unique gifts and fulfill our specific calling. On our end of the equation, our gifts and calling can...
The Lord said, “I was found by people who were not looking for me. I showed myself to people who were not asking for me” (Isaiah 65:1). The transition between covenants did not change the fact that God is free to do the unexpected. In a world awash in confusing...
While a charming personality is of some value when a person's spiritual life is not threatened, it does little to protect those in our care or advance God’s Kingdom when evil slithers its way into our lives unnoticed. We cannot charm evil away. The authority of evil...
The Gospel was meant to be lived out in a place of real-world application where people live, suffer, and try to figure things out. The point of contact where the Gospel engages the gut-level realities of life where truth encounters falsehoods, naivety, and deception...
Goliath thought he was too big to fail until the stone of truth struck his forehead and brought him down.
Massive protests are taking place in France, Holland, Israel, and elsewhere around the globe. These events are indicators that we need to pray in earnest for things not broadcast on our compromised American corporate news outlets and sadly, not referenced from many of...
“People will be terrified at what they see coming upon the earth, for the powers in the heavens will be shaken” (Luke 21:26). Well, after 27 hours of no electricity, the power is finally back on in Elkinsville. It all started with a drunk driver taking out a power...
Last night, the power went out in our small town. It was cold, down in the 20s. It was one of those nights when our preparation for a power outage paid off. I grabbed a bedside flashlight and located the battery-powered lamp that had been positioned nearby. I turned...