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There will be times when some of those who we thought would support us, will turn their backs on us. One day we are loved and supported and the next day we are held at arms distance and rejected. Some of those attacks will go further than just a disagreement. People...
Insidious is an interesting word. It has been defined as creating a gradual and cumulative negative effect. This gradual change prepares us for attack by building upon a series of deceptions that will lead us to a harmful end. Insidious is formed by two words. The...
This month, Jan and I said goodbye to our front lawn. The problem we had with our front lawn was that it produced nothing but an image. It offered us nothing in return. As the transformation began, we gave away our lawnmower (Hallelujah!) and began the work...
As I walked behind a local post office, I snapped this picture. These are not over-flowing garbage dumpsters. They are postal bins containing packages ready to be loaded into postal carriers' vehicles. After taking the photo, I sensed the Lord was speaking. He wanted...
A few years ago, someone spent their entire blog broadcast discrediting my ministry. One of the main points of criticism was that I used too many life stories to illustrate a biblical truth or prophetic insight. He thought my illustrative parables made me somehow...
In the Kentucky Derby, a horse called Rich Strike, a late entry, won the race in a come from behind victory that stunned onlookers. The announcer was so focused on the two lead horses he could not see what was about to take place. To his shock and the...
We have been programmed to see a Hollywood version of demonic activity and view it as entertainment. Those dramatic physical manifestations can be real and part of hell making itself known, but they are rare instances and rarely reveal the controlling spirit behind...
In some circles, it has become socially chic to downplay or even demean Mother’s Day. Don’t buy into it. Honoring mothers is a higher road to take even if our personal journey has been painful. Moms, we love you and we are so grateful for the sacrifices you made to...
All is not lost when God is invited into our turmoil. He has a way of turning what seems to be an impossible situation, one without hope or direction, into a place of unimaginable joy.
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been rereading the Gospels to be followed by the book of Acts. I wanted to see once again what the first believers did with their faith in the marketplace of life. I have noticed something. The majority of the Western Church has...
My father was a real cowboy, not a dude. He rode in the last remnants of the Old West. He told me a story of riding across an Arizona desert in the 1920s and running out of water. The situation would have had a dangerous conclusion had he not done one thing – he...
A great resurrection will precede a great awakening. Many good and godly people whose effectiveness in God’s Kingdom had been diminished because they were taught a lesser purpose for their faith, will awaken and walk out from tombs of isolation and disengagement. As...
Just before I went to bed last night, I heard the Lord say, “You have entered a time where the truth will upset the apple carts transporting the rotted fruit of deception. Only in the upsetting can the truth be finally seen.” This morning, I read news reports that a...
Sometimes we are afraid to speak the truth for fear of creating an offense. That is understandable because we see a lot of people speaking from their unthrottled passions without thinking and measuring the impact of their words. It causes damage to the image of Christ...
Describing the seasons of life and aging with definitions like, spring, summer, fall, and winter misses the point of the Christian life. We have been called to a single season of Spirit-filled living where fruit is produced in each decade of life. Some have given up...