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Each morning, as I water the plants in our front yard, a little hummingbird comes and sits on a wire that runs atop our Rose of Sharon tree. Its appearance is like clockwork. The hummingbird even sat patiently for me while I went inside our home to retrieve my phone...
I recently watched a video about hyenas. They make an annoying shriek. When an entire group of hyenas is shrieking en masse, it gives off a mocking sound. At certain times, the voices of disagreement we hear in our culture sound like a pack of hyenas shrieking in...
When God exposes our sin, He has a purpose for that exposure. He wants to set, and in some cases, reset the boundary of our lives where the Lord, not our rebellion against Him, defines our lives. Micah was a prophet. He prophesied about the people's accountability for...
I have some friends who raise sheep. They have several large dogs that are bred specifically to watch over their sheep. The dogs sound a barking alarm if anything approaches that could harm the sheep. If danger approaches, they will defend the sheep to the...
I write this knowing it will raise the hackles in those who have accepted, hook-line-and-sinker, everything their favorite news outlet broadcasts as the truth. That concern aside, I write it for those of us who teach, write, and post things about God so we can move...
In a few days, I will turn 73. Perhaps that is why I have been thinking lately about the final lap of my race of faith. Like you, I want to finish well. The race of faith we run must be examined from time to time to make sure we are running the right race with the...
While the signs of the times are worth watching and investigating, those signs do not reveal the complete will or plan of God. There are times when the mist of uncertainty clouds our ability to perceive what is happening in our world. It’s then that we must move...
The leaks of censorship on our social media platforms and conversations held in closed-door meetings with evil agendas are beginning to take place. Expect frantic attempts to plug those leaks in the coming days. There will be invitations for us to “move on, nothing to...
When so much is taking place in our world that seems out of our control, it can be overwhelming to process. It can also be mystifying how we should respond when we discover information that reveals things that seem overwhelming and beyond our ability to influence. At...
When people are suffering and images of their suffering seem to be absent from reporting in our news outlets, I am compelled to use this platform to bring that suffering to light. China is undergoing a moment of significant transition. Protests are taking place the...
During 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of people lost their collective minds. People said things they now regret. Long-term relationships changed forever. Prophets who spoke contrary to the accepted herd-think were negatively defined by overly...
When we use the same derisive terms employed by the culture to single out and confront each other, we cast our lot with the wrong spirit. When we do this, we become puppet-like spokesmen for the media, political alliances, and compromised leaders. Labels like...
The older I become, the more I realize how important it is to have a healthy perspective regarding our own weaknesses and perceived self-importance. Over the last 49 years of marriage, and 42 years of ministry, Jan has offered me a safe harbor to dock my occasionally...
The prophetic calling of the Church was never intended to be like a timid little fish swimming within the limitations of fear afraid to speak the truth or upset the hearer. It should be like a shark cruising through the deceptions of culture devouring its spiritual...
The Lord is calling the Church to engage in specific, Spirit-directed prayer without the blurring effect of emotion. It is an aggressive kind of target-specific prayer that has the potential to intervene in the affairs of this world and set the captives free. When I...