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Through the history of challenging social change, even when attacks come against the Lord's people, God's truth remains unchanged. The Lord does not abandon His people in a time of turmoil and persecution. As we read the book of Isaiah, it is as if we are reading the...
Prophetic warnings are not a popular subject. We can create theologies about God that dismiss the warnings offered by God's prophets. Isaiah mentioned the danger of such interpretations when he wrote Isaiah 21. We have something to learn in his warning to Babylon...
Yesterday, Jan and I watched an episode of season 5 of The Chosen. In one scene, Jesus and His disciples were celebrating the Passover. At one point, Jan and I got emotional when we heard a song they sang. They were singing what is called the "Dayenu," a song...
Forest fires are starting to ignite in southern Oregon and northern California. It is a very uncomfortable situation to be put on an evacuation notice knowing your home and all your possessions are in jeopardy. The goal of those who valiantly fight these fires is...
I have always looked with some discomfort at the verse where Jesus told His followers that becoming His disciple would create a division in our most intimate relationships, even among family members. I never wanted to be in a place where my faith would create familial...
I have always liked a pursuit. When I used to bow hunt, I was drawn to the pursuit of wild game. Pursuing Jan was a joy. Each morning when I wake up, I began to pursue God and listen for the sound of His voice. As a young 22-year-old trying to decide my future, I was...
The redeemed are never the victim of anything. We live and move and have our being in the victory Jesus obtained for all who follow Him. To assume we are victims will cause us to draw on earthly solutions to solve the spiritual issues that are at the core of all human...
The devil is never satisfied with a single run at implementing a plan to control and oppress individuals and nations. He uses fear to create a receptive audience for things we would never accept if viewed in retrospect. We just came out of two years where...
The content of a prophet's message must have at its core, a passionate love for the ones who will hear the message, or what is spoken will not release the heart of God. Isaiah spoke of this passionate love after Israel went through a season of warning, pruning, and...
We have been programmed to cherry-pick our enemies. If you have not yet discovered, our news media has become the official mouthpiece for a variety of agendas each attempting to form our interpretation of reality. Internet pundits offer garish and overstated opinions...
Bill Johnson, the Senior Leader of Bethel Church in Redding, California, a leader loved and respected by many of us, went through one of the most painful experiences anyone could imagine. His wife, Beni, passed away. In a sermon offered only days after Beni’s...
What God has promised is not late or delayed. It is simply coming into its appointed season. Avoid a premature attempt to pull the promise from its place of timing and demand to taste its fullness before God has completed His work of ripening. Along the side fence in...
Within the first few months of becoming pastors, Jan and I got to drive across Montana with the prophet Dick Mills. It was a unique opportunity to spend time with a man of deep prophetic revelation. As we drove through the night, I listened to the seasoned prophet...
An unfamiliar path is approaching – a path we have not walked upon in this generation. The Lord has prepared His Church with an abundance of encouraging words to strengthen us for what is to come. The season of encouragement is expanding to include warnings needed to...
While fools lead nations toward disastrous destinations following maps of deception, the Lord is leading His Church into a bright and hope-filled future along a path that grows brighter and brighter until the fullness of time. Today, recalibrate your heart to...