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Every nation has its problems. Scripture is filled with examples of Israel’s failures, just as it is with the United States. These failures are the result of those we have chosen to lead our respective nations. The difference is that the United States is not mentioned...
We are living in a season of history similar to what happened at the Tower of Babel. The Lord is confusing the language of some groups who are using their language to justify the evil and deception they have inflicted on others through their social, political, and...
After a gruesome assassination yesterday of Charlie Kirk, the assassination revealed something that time and human energies cannot erase. Yesterday, we saw a raw and public display of evil that is still living among us. That evil will do anything it takes to silence...
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...