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Last night, Jan and I watched a few episodes of an Amazon TV series titled On Call. If rough language and intense scenes are not something you want to hear or see, I suggest you keep scrolling. To me, as a former cop, this show is about as real as it gets. As the...
Each year in June for the last 40 years, Medford, Oregon, has hosted the Medford Cruise. The Cruise t is a display of vintage cars and a drive through the city. This year, there were hundreds of vehicles of all types on display. As I do each year, I pay a visit to the...
Because June is “Pride Month,” which was set aside to support the gay and lesbian lifestyle and all iterations of that deception, it is essential to know to whom biblical correction was addressed. Peter issued his warning to those living in the New Covenant. His...
Don’t expect everyone to believe everything you share regarding an experience with God, especially when that experience is outside the realm of human logic and reasoning. In their inability to personally process these experiences, they choose to become a critic. There...
In a moment of prayer, I saw the image of a follower of Jesus walking through a landscape filled with castles. These were not tall and majestic stone castles like the ones you would see on a vacation in Europe. They were small, knee-high castles resembling a child’s...
When I pray for leaders, I pray they would be courageous and follow the leading of the Spirit. I pray they would break away from the prepared script scrolling before them on a teleprompter or from a written text they have been handed and told to read. I ask the Lord...
I have often wondered how we express our faith today would differ from the faith expressed by the disciples who lived in the first century. For those disciples, there was a common theme – persecution. Just before Jesus was arrested, He spent several hours with His...
In the coming weeks, the United States will participate in mid-term elections. I would like to offer a suggested voter’s guide for those who have not sipped the Kool-Aid of insanity being served each day on some of our media outlets and from compromised leaders within...
I’ve seen a Kingdom principle demonstrated by global financial consultants. They see the world financial market as an interconnected whole, not just a stand-alone national market. The advice they offer to financial planners is based on something much larger and...
No stone-like wall of censorship, no accusation nor any threat of restriction formed by an unbelieving world can prevent the revelation of God’s truth from penetrating these obstacles. There are other walls – walls of accusation, and dismissal. or outright disgust in...
Martha and Mary had two very different personalities and outlooks on life. Martha worried and Mary rested. When their brother Lazarus died, it took a few days for the Lord to finally arrive at his tomb. When He arrived, He called Lazarus back to life. The two...
A jumpmaster is a trained and skilled leader who stands at the open doorway of a military transport aircraft and calls out the jump sequence for a line of waiting paratroopers. They have a vital task needed to accomplish a successful mission. When the truth is...
There are times when we speak or write something that will not contain all the facts surrounding an issue. There are reasons for not including every detail. It could be a matter of honor wanting to protect the privacy of someone or even their safety. The threat of...
The CEO of one of the largest social media platforms recently admitted his company had worked with the governing political party to filter opposing information during the last election. The information officer of a global economic forum admitted working with the...
The struggles of the age are ramping up to new levels of intensity and uncertainty. As I contemplated that reality, I saw a company of believers walking forward through seemingly impenetrable obstacles that no one empowered solely by human strength and...