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Over the last several decades, Jan and I have done quite a bit of traveling. We have traveled to 50 nations in total. Most of our travel was for ministry assignments. During that level of travel, we learned something important about preparing to travel. We packed two...
The photos of our wedding day have faded over time, but not the love God has given to us. It increases with each passing day. Today, we celebrate 52 years as husband and wife. We didn’t get here by being perfect by any measure. We got this far by the spirit of...
When we read the Old Testament, we need to read it with an understanding of the completed work of Jesus. All the ancient Scriptures point to Jesus. These books have been given to us to appreciate the depths of Jesus' sacrifice. Without that understanding, our faith...
When I was a kid, I remember hearing a phrase used when someone had missed an opportunity. They would say someone was “a day late and a dollar short.” In other words, the timing and resources needed to take advantage of an opportunity had been missed. In the last two...
The greatest nation is not defined by language, borders, or customs. It is a spiritual nation formed by God that stands in authority over all the nations of the Earth. It is a nation formed within the person of Jesus Christ that will endure long after all the nations...
I included the following link to an article I wrote about 2023 that appeared today on The Elijah List. When life seems to be spiraling out of control on many fronts, there is only one thing that will recalibrate our hearts and minds. Discovering that one thing will...
When a seasoned SWAT team veteran was training me, he gave me some sage advice, “Always keep a spare grenade pin handy. You may need it to make the grenade safe again if an active situation changes direction.” I still have that spare grenade pin somewhere in my old...
I have noticed something taking place that is more evident now than ever before. Those who are the naïve guard dog defenders of deception, whether that deception is perpetrated in civic life, science, medicine, or theology, can be more rabid in their defense of...
While all prophetic voices sit around the same table of fellowship with the Lord, not all of them will bring the same message. The prophetic voice of the Church is a collective voice. It expresses a unique assemblage of revelations offered from different perspectives....
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...