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Some think the presence of the Spirit is expressed by our feelings or emotions. It can include those things as a response to the work of the Spirit, but the primary ministry of the Spirit is to bring a conviction of those things that are not aligned with God. Just...
The phrase "Coming Out" has been attached to the self-disclosure of a person's sexual orientation. There is an entirely different form of coming out. It applies to the Church. The former coming out refers to sexual perversions. The latter is making Jesus known. "Jesus...
When I wrote the book, Prayers from the Throne of God, the Lord gave me the most important ingredient for our prayers. That ingredient was to first discern the heart of God before we begin to pray. Without that understanding, we will not be praying the will of God. We...
Our world has moved too deep into spiritual and intellectual delusion to retrace its way back to a place of truth and sanity without a profound intervention by God. This intervention will not employ the same failed compass that led us to this place of frustration and...
A Chinese surveillance balloon has captured a great deal of media attention in the last few days. It traversed the geography of the United States without interruption giving it a free pass until it was finally shot down over the Atlantic. The government issued several...
David knew the exact size of Goliath, the kind of weapons he carried, and his deadly potential. It wasn’t a lack of faith to measure the giant’s capabilities. Never be afraid to measure the size of what opposes your faith and stands in the way of the fulfillment of...
This morning's news headlines revealed that a Chinese spy balloon the size of three city buses was moving across the United States. A photo reveals that research equipment could be seen attached to the balloon. Its flight path was high above commercial air traffic and...
The older I get the more I notice a similarity between aging physically and maturing spiritually. As I reviewed the last seven decades of my life, some of the things I was interested in while still maturing naturally and spiritually, are no longer of interest to me....
To be restless means a person is unable to stop and rest. It’s like any word that has “less” attached at the end – heartless, worthless, homeless. It references an absence of something. For a life in the Spirit, there is another kind of restlessness. It is not...
I remember when Jan and I were invited as guests to an exquisite dinner where a world-class chef prepared a meal for a small number of guests. We were served sorbet between the multiple courses and pairings to keep our palates clean and refreshed so we could taste the...
At this time of year, people are looking to fulfill resolutions regarding healthy eating, exercising, and finances. Regarding the latter, I want to offer what I consider to be a foundational element in our understanding of money and its use. Without understanding this...
I have lived long enough to see something that never ends well. It is when individuals, cultural institutions, or church movements attempt to cover up sin and wrongdoing to protect their interests. It is the last two words of the previous sentence, “their interests”,...
This morning while I watched several news programs, I realized our nation is a tinderbox ready to ignite. All the emotion and fear that has accumulated over the last few years, along with currently developing issues, are revealing a nation whose tinderbox is full and...
There are times when the Spirit will create an interest in us that will lead us to a place of revelation. At first, some of those interests don’t appear very spiritual and can be prematurely rejected before the Lord has a chance to speak to us. For the last few...
The conversation went like this: “Why are you talking about those things? “Because you aren’t and it’s my assignment.” The Church has been described as a body with many parts that have different positions and functions. Our spiritual health and our reasonableness are...