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Jesus said, “I have overcome the world" (John 16:33). The word for “world” is the word “cosmos.” It defines all of humanity and its systems that are hostile to God. Because of that reality, the Church should be the least stressed group of people on Earth. Jesus has...
When we learn about the gift of prophecy, our first lesson to learn is that it is God speaking, not a human. While God will use His servants to verbally transmit or demonstrate His message, it is God who is speaking to us. Knowing it's His voice that is giving us a...
In the highly volatile and dangerous moments of life, the target of our efforts to stop an aggressor must be directed at the center of their mass. Trick shots are not realistic. Only an uninformed person who does not understand the reality of what is happening will...
Jan’s mom and my mom had to say too many hard goodbyes to their children over the years. Jan and her siblings lived in a boarding school in Honduras for 7 months of the year while her parents served as missionaries in El Salvador. In the 1950s there were no homeschool...
If aliens ever do visit our planet, I will ask them one question, “Is Jesus Christ Lord?” If they say “no” they are either a demon manifestation sent to deceive humanity or an entirely new civilization sent here to be evangelized into a living relationship with their...
Not all prisons have bars made of steel. Some of the worst prisons are constructed with intellectual and religious bars erected in the human soul. This kind of imprisonment is called soft imprisonment. The purpose of soft imprisonment is to give those who have been...
I didn’t play football in high school but tried out in college and made the team. Originally, I was assigned to play an offensive line position but later transitioned to a defensive end. I loved to play that outside position to prevent an end run. My opponent would...
As we move into the uncertainties of 2023, only one thing is sure. God will always have the last word. Knowing that single truth will keep our hearts pure and at peace when the world and our leaders are taking us down a dark path. In the coming year, divine...
Developments in the world of AI (Artificial Intelligence) are unfolding at a rate faster than first imagined. The rise AI of will soon create levels of language and imagery that will appear undiscernible from reality. It is here that the problem exists. In the...
I held off posting this message until after Christmas because its metaphoric image would not be pleasant for some. In the image, I saw a cow that had been slaughtered and hung up to bleed out prior to butchering and eventual consumption. The interpretation of...
We can have different opinions but still love and serve the same Lord. That way of living has the power to upset the plans of hell and offer an unbelieving world a glimpse of a unity that is only found in Jesus Christ.
I’m beginning to receive words and images to describe the arrival of 2023. These are not grand predictions with names, dates, or describing some dramatic global change. They are personal words and images the Lord will use to align individuals creating a mass of...
At this time of year, after having our Thanksgiving Day gatherings and now moving full steam into the Christmas season, many of us are counting and recounting our blessings of family, friends, and home. Those are good and wonderful things to experience and treasure. I...
I was invited to preach at a church in a European capital city. Just before the service, the pastor took me aside and said, “We don’t talk about the blood of Jesus. We went through World War II, and I am afraid it would make people feel uncomfortable mentioning...
The Church can become so fearful of offending people by expressing the truth of a matter, they will eventually become silent and held captive by that fear, a fear that neuters the impact of their voice. We are called to be a voice speaking the truth in love to a...