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The phrase "the new you" has been used by health specialists, diet promoters, and plastic surgeons who promise a dramatic physical change that will transform a life. While such promises can have a positive effect, they are not new. Only our appearance changes by these...
When Jan and I pray for people who do not know the Lord, we specifically pray that the veil of their unbelief would be removed. Our prayer is simple: "Lord, make yourself known to them." When that blinding veil is removed, remarkable results have happened. Those who...
Some believers wait for a pastor or theologian to explain God's word to them, thinking they cannot understand Scripture on their own. God's word is straightforward. Even the most challenging sections can be understood if we approach them with a childlike...
We all come from different backgrounds and a wide variety of jobs. By the time I was 22, I probably had ten jobs. One of those jobs was a 9-month stint as a bartender. It was in my 21st year. I had no job prospects for employment at the time. I finally found a job...
If you are an average American, each day you either read or watch a preferred news source. Our favorite news source affirms our bias. Hopefully, that affirmation is revealing the truth, not parroting a prepared narrative created by people who are motivated by a...
We are surrounded by other worlds. These are not distant planets in faraway galaxies, but unexplored areas of interest we have not yet discovered in this world. Each area of interest has a door. Once you walk through that door you see a world you had never imagined....
The Lord reveals to each generation the unchanging nature of His character. In that revelation will come manifestations of His nature that may run contrary to popular and accepted theologies that have drifted from the foundation of truth. In those moments of...
Satan always attempts to move people and their thinking to a place where they will align with his desired purpose. In the beginning, as he makes his initial moves, he goes undetected, while he inflates a lie in an attempt to make it believable. One of his most...
There are times in life when we will be afflicted to such a degree that we will have nowhere left to turn for help except to God. To those who do not understand the depth of this kind of pain and desperation, it will appear like we are ignoring reality when we finally...
Things aren’t evil, however, they can be used for good or evil. The choice that produces a good/evil label is ours to make. Saving up food for a challenging season of life is a smart idea if in the saving a person is willing to share what God has given them instead of...
Situations are developing in our world that will negatively affect our lives. Those situations are not visible to those who live in an illusion. We tend to think our generation will somehow be immune from history repeating itself. We suspend the reality and...
Final chapters on any subject are always written by God. A book without its final chapter is an incomplete representation of a person’s life. While the final chapter is being written, our trust in the goodness of God is the strongest evidence we can provide that tells...
Drama and suspense do not create credibility or announce the truth no matter how well played the “theater” might appear. This applies to all aspects of life whether it is a relational, spiritual, or societal issue. Our emotions, if not placed under the influence of...
Jan and I are coming up on 49 years of marriage in just a few weeks. The longevity of our marriage has produced a relationship that is as real as it can get. Being together this long leaves no room for pretense or faking it. Last week a few things took place that...
The voice of God can become so buried beneath layers of life’s noise that the still and quiet sound of God’s voice is no longer heard. People who live within such a capsule of noise will end up allowing the loud and boisterous voice of culture to define reality and...