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Last night, Jan rustled in bed. Her movement awakened me. The faint fragrance of her perfume came to me as she changed positions. Immediately, I sensed that her fragrance was a word from the Lord to me. As our attention is being drawn to wars and rumors of wars in the...
We like to have confidence in what we believe. That confidence is not always the best indicator of what is true. Apart from knowing that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, so much of our faith needs to have a place for wonder and mystery to exist, not another...
Several years ago, the Lord gave me a prophetic word. He said, "Follow the money." The word came because I asked the Lord to help me understand what motivates people and what harms those under the influence of their greed. The revelation that followed that word has...
Early this morning I saw the image of a safe being opened. In the image, the hand of God reached out toward the safe’s lock and began to turn the dial. The movement of God’s hand was taking place at a precise and planned moment. When the final turn of the dial was...
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....