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The most straightforward and uncomplicated acts of obedience are what will lead people into God's truth and align them with God's promises. There is a principle known as Occam's Razor. This theory originated from a man named William of Occam, who lived in the 14th...
I live in Oregon. I have a special interest in what is happening in Portland because it lies within the State of my residence. In the United States, we have an equivalent to the terrorist group Hamas. It’s called Antifa— a recently designated terrorist organization....
There are times when a prayer will fall from my lips that I know the Spirit, not my mind, has prayed through me. As I began to pray this morning, I prayed, “Lord, help me hem in the garment of my faith.” Like an unhemmed pair of pants that are too long and flop around...
As our world enters the narrow and dangerous waters of social unrest, as major world powers move closer to WWIII, and when institutions we once considered stable are now in jeopardy, it is important to reestablish our understanding that God will forever be faithful to...
The Church can be weakened when we begin to think our personal opinions are the opinion of the Lord. If we are not careful, we can assume our limited, and at times ignorant, interpretation of reality is the only way the Lord will accomplish His will on Earth. When a...
As attempts at governmental control appear to be ramping up, it is critical that we understand what it means to be truly free. I am not talking about the freedom offered by a historic experiment of democracy or the ability to live as we please unhindered by government...
The following verse is the reason why the Church must speak uncomfortable truths to those in power and to the institutions that wield their power creating bondage, not freedom in the lives of people. “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure...
Every revival will experience a moment of dispersal. Dispersal is not the end of a move of God. It must take place to keep the fruit of revival healthy and always expanding by moving a revival beyond its place of inception to ignite other revivals among God’s people...
I took this photo through the window of a display case located along a sidewalk in our small town. The window displays photos from a gifted photographer. Each month throughout the year the photo in the window changes. The photo currently displayed is of Jan and me and...
Yesterday, Jan and I spent some time with friends. During our conversation, one of our friends spoke about loyalty and faithfulness and said that faithfulness was a greater virtue than loyalty. I had to agree. Our conversation continued not as an exercise of...
As the presence of the Lord increases in our nation resulting in revivals like we are seeing at Asbury University and beyond, we will see a revival unfold without form or formula. It will be a borderless movement. God will use this revival to dismantle our current...
Only a pure and simple faith will survive and prosper in the coming days. A faith encumbered by anything other than a devotion to Jesus Christ will stall and leave us stranded on a road of despair. Recently, I saw an interview with a “prepper.” He was preparing to...
As a young pastor, an early mentor of mine, Roy Hicks, Jr. of Faith Center in Eugene, Oregon, shared the two signs of revival with a group of us. He said revival has two components – repentance and young faces. The revival at Asbury University in Kentucky began when...
There may come a time in your life when what you are hearing from the Lord will run contrary to the advice offered by longtime friends and advisors. At that point, you will need to ask yourself a question – who has my ear? Who has your ear will determine your next...
In times of natural warfare, debating is not an effective weapon. The same is true in times of spiritual warfare. At some point, the debate becomes ineffective, and we must abandon its appeal to continue lingering in the false promise of peace and enter the fight....