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At some point, our maturity in the Lord will reach an important and life-changing point. At that point, we will finally decide that all this world has to offer us is a lie, and we must initiate a departure from its false promises. In the closing verses of Galatians,...
I was walking through the historic cemetery in our town and noticed that someone had installed a statue of Jesus facing one of the tombs. At first glance, I recognized the statue as someone’s expression of their faith based on a particular expression of their belief...
Our acts of obedience can appear like a massive game of dominoes across a floor. One act of obedience will lead to another, taking us to places we never imagined. The same is true for our disobedience. We can think our weaknesses have derailed God's will for our...
A tame church is a weak church. We were created to make hell nervous and to conduct spiritual warfare at the highest levels releasing the transforming power of God into all aspects of our world. Paul wrote “For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood...
On our first visit to London, Jan and I discovered the Underground. The Underground is a citywide rail system that is part of the daily fabric of life for Londoners allowing them to traverse the city with ease. Traveling on the Underground you quickly learn what a...
Don’t let the photo freak you out. Jan and I are alive and well. The following post connects the message on the headstone to the Thanksgiving gatherings many of us will enjoy today. About 20 years ago, Jan and I purchased burial plots in the Historic Cemetery in...
For the last few years, I have been reading labels on food products. The farther we distance ourselves from food produced on local farms and ranches, the more I want to be aware of what I put in my body. When chemicals are added to food products whose names I cannot...
A few days ago, while rummaging through a desk drawer, Jan found an old business card. It was a card I had made for our time in Europe when we lived in Berlin, Germany, and were assigned as Area Coordinators in Eastern Europe for the Foursquare Church. The business...
Something unusual is taking place in northern China in the region of Mongolia. Hundreds of sheep have been trotting in circles for the last 14 days. Speculation is that the behavior is caused by a bacterial disease called Listeriosis, also known as “circling disease.”...
We will either be captured by the love of God and led deeper into our understanding of Him, or we will be led away by the foolishness of human wisdom and reasoning. A living relationship with Jesus Christ captures our hearts and leads us to a safe place in these days...
What I am about to write stirs up the anger of Satan and his minions. His pride is insulted when the supremacy of Christ is declared. Even more, he hates it when Scripture informs our worldview demoting him to a lesser position far below the majesty and supremacy of...
The prophetic gift can disturb people. That should never be the goal, but it is the reality of the gift. Those who speak in God’s name and offer prophetic insight and direction are not called to be parrots. Parrots are taught to mimic words. They are amusing to...
This morning a rolling revelation has been released. This revelation will move through the halls of government illuminating hidden doors behind which corruption and deception have taken place. While it may seem like the institutions assigned to perform the ensuing...
One day during my junior year in high school I asked to hitch a ride home with two of my classmates. The car being driven belonged to the parents of the driver. It was a Nash Rambler. A Rambler was not a vehicle known to attract girls or solidify one’s reputation as a...
For the last month, I thought I was developing something akin to OCD - an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Several times during the night, while embraced by the warmth of our comfortable bed, I would be compelled to wake up and roll over to check the time displayed on...