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I was walking through the historic cemetery in our town and noticed that someone had installed a statue of Jesus facing one of the tombs. At first glance, I recognized the statue as someone’s expression of their faith based on a particular expression of their belief...
Our acts of obedience can appear like a massive game of dominoes across a floor. One act of obedience will lead to another, taking us to places we never imagined. The same is true for our disobedience. We can think our weaknesses have derailed God's will for our...
It's essential to know the boundary of our calling. Stepping outside that boundary can make us vulnerable to things God did not plan for us to experience. Demons are waiting to attack those who step outside those boundaries. When Paul defended his apostolic authority,...
The Lord has led me to study some of the financial issues that affect nations and ultimately the citizens of those nations. It has been a study that has revealed once again how important it is to understand the issue of wealth, both natural and spiritual wealth, and...
Yesterday, I purchased some potted flowers and transplanted them in our backyard. Among the purchase were a couple of sunflowers. Sunflowers are some of Jan’s favorites. As I was transplanting one of the sunflowers, I noticed several small insects and a bee had landed...
A missionary working in Central Africa in the 1950s spoke of what were called “talking drums.” Talking drums were relay stations that used the sound of drums to deliver messages across distant valleys and through dense jungles. The drumbeat of the Spirit, the sound of...
Be careful. A very subtle and powerful spirit of deception is slithering through the pews of the Church. Discern what you are being taught. Nothing is new under the sun. God has not changed across time and covenants. Truth is not moldable in our hands, neither is what...
As I look out across the landscape of personal lives, businesses, and ministries I am seeing a shedding taking place. Where once there was an abundance, I now see an off-loading taking place of all but the necessary cargo required for the continuance of the journey. ...
If we are to accurately interpret what is taking place in our world and speak in the name of God regarding those issues, we need to reposition our lives so we can see what is developing from a heavenly perspective. This week something unique happened - twice. In two...
Albert Einstein made a powerful statement, “Nothing happens until something moves.” Einstein was revealing a spiritual truth using the language of physics. Nothing happens in the Spirit until we take a step of faith. I have a very dear friend with whom I have...
Not all Jews left Egypt in the Exodus. Estimates vary as to the number who stayed behind. Some Hebrew scholars suggest numbers that vary from 1 out of 50 up to as few as 1 out of 500 Jews chose to leave. Many of us have believed the Exodus was a total evacuation, not...
For those of you who look at the condition of your life, the nation, and the world and sense a stalemate has taken place, listen to the word of the Lord, “For I am ready to set things right, not in the distant future, but right now!” (Isaiah 46:13). God has...
My daughter, Anna, has written a book about what she and her husband have learned while navigating through their first year of marriage. It is a project not for the faint of heart while still growing and learning the boundaries of a new and unfamiliar relationship,...
What we assume to be the truth, an assumption not confirmed by Scripture or by the Spirit, can form a false foundation for our faith and provide us with an unreliable interpretation of history. We need to employ the interpretive tool of what I would call Long History....
The Lord is pulling the rug of our assumptions out from under our feet. He is doing this to reposition us for the start of a new season. Pulling the rug of assumption out from under our feet is an act of love. It will not be comfortable when this takes place, it might...