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There will be times when some of those who we thought would support us, will turn their backs on us. One day we are loved and supported and the next day we are held at arms distance and rejected. Some of those attacks will go further than just a disagreement. People...
Insidious is an interesting word. It has been defined as creating a gradual and cumulative negative effect. This gradual change prepares us for attack by building upon a series of deceptions that will lead us to a harmful end. Insidious is formed by two words. The...
This month, Jan and I said goodbye to our front lawn. The problem we had with our front lawn was that it produced nothing but an image. It offered us nothing in return. As the transformation began, we gave away our lawnmower (Hallelujah!) and began the work...
For some reason, many within the Church think the New Testament represents a positive cuddle-fest. They have been taught a cinematic version of a white European Jesus who seems to levitate across culture never raising His voice or addressing error. Their...
Today, our local newspaper announced it will no longer publish a print version. The paper will now convert to an online publication. This announcement went out to a service area of 200,000+ people. Printing and labor costs were involved, but the main driver in the...
Decals of deception have been placed on people, institutions, and nations. These decals are an attempt to gain our attention and rob us of hope. They divert our focus and prevent us from seeing the deeper redemptive work of God that has been taking place under the...
The apostolic must take precedence over a corporate decision-making process because the corporate spirit will always attempt to reduce the apostolic to a place of managerial submission. This is not just true in matters of business that are conducted in a corporate...
Recently, I was watering the yard plants for someone who was away on vacation. We have traded the favor on previous occasions when one of us went away on vacation. As I watered my way around the property, I came across a small wire trap used to trap ground squirrels...
This morning, Jan and I woke up feeling it was a new day. Here’s why. A few weeks ago, I was lifting a box and heard a loud popping sound in my left shoulder. The sound was so loud it startled me. The next day, I developed a large bruise over my entire bicep. After...
Growing up, I had a Bible resting on my bedstand. My mom gave it to me. Like most kinds, I can’t remember reading it much, but it was always there. It was a presence. I saw the Bible when I went to sleep and again when I awoke. When I looked up toward the ceiling...
When we speak the truth in love many times our words will run contrary to a prepared social or religious narrative. The truth will sound discordant when spoken in the middle of an unquestioning and compliant crowd. That discordant sound was made by Old Testament...
There’s a lot of demonizing going on of late. Politicians have recently demonized an entire voting block who oppose their agenda calling them a threat to democracy. Some people are building ministries on the demonization of fellow believers who hold a slightly...
Of late, I’ve been having some very vivid dreams. Last night was no exception. In the dream, I was seated high atop a large pine tree. I was looking down on an outside worship service being held in a beautiful forest setting. I was positioned as a watchman to...
Seasons of history can be like the eye of a hurricane. We might be born into a generation of relative peace and tranquility and assume that space of stability will last forever. What we forget is that history, like hurricanes, moves across time. Neither hurricanes nor...
Daniel wrote about kings that would one day arise who would “speak against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law; and they will be handed over to him for a time, times, and half a time”...