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We have just come through a season in our nation where we were told to believe lies calling them good. We have been told to believe those lies at the personal expense of punishment for those who reject the lies and hold onto God's truth. An appeasing Church is weak....
While some may be offended by the title of this word and read no further, the implied meaning is “Where’s the Faith”! We are all susceptible to clickbait as we browse social media, even on blogs like this one. We need to hold back our offense until we look deeper into...
We need to be careful in expressing things with confidence about matters that are meant to remain a mystery until the time of their revelation. I am not impressed by human confidence. I’ve listened to interviews and read accounts from people who speak with confidence...
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...
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...