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Many have wondered why great forms of evil have been displayed against the Church. The saints of God have been martyred in horrible displays of rage across time with demonstrations of terror and unrestrained forms of evil. What we have seen is the rage of Satan...
As I read through the book of Revelation once again for the umpteenth time, I'm left with a familiar sense of uncertainty about what John wrote. To fail to admit such a feeling is a mistake that will lead us to a false sense of certainty, which will derail us from...
A prophetic word from the Lord, a word issued by Jesus, the One who is the Spirit of prophecy, has more impact than all the accumulated insight from the supposed experts and pundits who beg for our attention. These experts and pundits claim to have the answers to all...
Years ago, my father and I went ice fishing. It was our first attempt. We gathered our gear and began to walk out on the frozen lake surface and realized the ice was too thin to support our weight. It was winter time and if we fell through the ice we were goners. We...
When Jan and I lived in Europe we came to love and appreciate the people in each nation we visited. Right now, Europe is entering a very dangerous and challenging winter. Shortages and unprecedented inflation have caused people to resort to drastic measures to...
“That will never happen!” Those are four of the most uninformed words a person can utter. If we are seeking advice on how to flourish in these volatile times where the future grows increasingly uncertain with each passing day, we need to walk away from the “That will...
Many times, we interpret life as a series of chain reactions. One event must take place before the next event can happen. That is a natural way of interpreting life. Natural events follow a sequential unfolding, but when God is at work, He is not limited by the...
As we get ready to gather around our tables to share Thanksgiving with loved ones, a national emergency is developing. It has been reported that in the United States we have approximately 20 days remaining of diesel fuel reserves. Unless something changes, trucks that...
This morning, as I sat down to write, I felt led to explore our Spirit-led ability to look deeper into the realities of life to discover what is taking place beneath the surface presentation of what we have been told to believe as truth without question. What I wanted...
In our world where being woke has become a badge of honor for some, a document like the Declaration of Independence has fallen out of favor. The document has become an opportunity to attach unseemly labels to those who honor its principles. Those labels are part of...
If you have been gifted with prophecy or you are someone who is prophetically inclined, you must be willing to address subjects you have been told to remain silent about. Prophecy penetrates barriers of deception that exist within the culture and the Church....
It has been 40 years since I fired up a wood stove. The last time was in the early 80s when our family lived in a 100-year-old ranch house in Kalispell, Montana. The house was not insulated. On cold mornings, my boots would freeze to the floor in the boot room. Our...
Our plans for ministry do not release the power of God. Obedience does. When God decides to move, He moves. No plan of ours can take credit for such divine intervention. In one meeting Peter relayed what happened. “As I began to speak the Spirit fell on them, just as...
Any individual or group that offers a vision of the future apart from the will of God is like offering someone a sinking rowboat filled to the gunnels with water. It will eventually sink. These sinking vessels are failed attempts to find direction without the rudder...
Last week, Jan and I watched the movie, Noah. One of our favorite actors, Russell Crowe, starred in the film. We saw the movie when it first came out in 2014, but since it has been a while since we last watched it, we watched it again. The film takes liberty with the...