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Evil in our world produces its own kind of progeny. It creates offspring sourced in ancient deceptions. This was revealed in Genesis 6 when the angels that had rebelled against the Lord in Heaven came to Earth and procreated with humans to produce what were called the...
My wife, Jan, inherited the DNA of her father. He was a missionary who built churches and seminaries in Central America. Jan is a very feminine woman – a woman who caught my eye and captured my heart over 50 years ago. There are some Christmases when Jan would prefer...
Yesterday, I was preaching in Portland, Oregon – a city that has been in the national news of late. Early in the morning, my sermon was ready, so I spent time in prayer about the service. It was during that time of prayer that the Lord gave me a prophetic word to...
The image I saw was a believer standing before a person of authority in full uniform. The person of authority was wearing captain bars designating their rank. I knew the captain represented more than a single person. They stood as a representative of a system of...
As I sought the Lord and tried to understand what is happening at this moment in history, I came away with two words – preparation and graduation. All will be offered preparation, but not all will graduate. One aspect of this time of preparation will be our...
In August, Jan and I will celebrate 50 years of marriage. One thing has been present in our relationship for all those years – touch. Whether it’s a hug, puckered lips offering a kiss, or a love pat in passing, I want Jan to experience my love for her every...
Finding common ground with people to resolve an issue and move forward together is a noble task. It’s noble if in the process we don’t compromise our integrity or dishonor who or what we represent. Politics is where most of us see the process of compromise in a...
Be careful assuming we can dismiss Scripture simply because it was written in the Old Testament. “Your word, Lord, is eternal, it stands firm in the heavens” (Psalm 119:89). Jesus quoted Scripture from Deuteronomy as a challenge to the devil’s lies during His...
A significant migration is taking place within the ranks of the Church. Over the last several years, people are waking up to a new reality and in that personal awakening, they are becoming relationally and spiritually brave no longer willing to toe the line of other...
In the current stormy sea of human opinion, if our goal is to find answers for everything that’s taking place, our peace will be robbed. In a time of cultural storms like the one in which we now find ourselves, only what the Lord says can promise peace, not another...
The word “spectrum” is being used with increasing frequency to describe a wide variety of interpretations regarding human sexuality. An alphabet soup of choices on the sexual spectrum is being displayed, even encouraged, as valid choices for people to make. While the...
There are times when the Lord will ask us to step into a situation that, according to a natural interpretation of an outcome, would spell our doom. Those who take these steps of faith, steps that contradict conventional wisdom and human reasoning, will be the ones who...
During certain seasons of life, we will walk through a darkened landscape where it's difficult to see the way forward. In those moments, we need to slow down to ensure we are placing our feet on the solid ground of truth not assuming our next step. Before we take our...
This is not a warm and fuzzy prophetic word that will make us feel good. It is a somber warning. Unless we understand its reality, we will become unwitting victims of something we do not need to experience. A recent news report advised that a snapping turtle, an...
The Navy SEALS obstacle course is one of the most challenging tests of human endurance in the world. The first thing to go is a participant's grip strength. Climbing walls, shimmying up multiple ropes, and traversing walls pump so much blood and lactic acid into a...