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Our two cats like to sit on top of our couch that overlooks our front yard and street. From that position, they can see and discern their environment. It's a vigilant perspective. If they huddle in their bed all the time, they would be unaware of their surroundings....
This morning, Jan and I will be ministering at a church in another part of the state. Before we go and speak somewhere, we ask the Lord: “What's on this house?” The word I got for today was "peace." Gaining an understanding helps us determine how to engage with...
The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah teach us something about God's nature. While He judged their sin, He also rescued the righteous remnant. The Lord told Abraham, “I have heard a great outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah, because their sin is so flagrant” (Genesis 18:20)....
For the last twenty years or so, I have been given an assignment from the Lord, an assignment I did not expect to receive. It’s an assignment to encourage fallen leaders. Those in public ministry upon whom people hang expectations and hopes can take hits of punishing...
While there is an abundance of visible conflict taking place on the global stage, the most significant warfare is being waged in our minds. The floodgates of hell have been opened in a desperate attempt to stall what God has planned to advance the Gospel in the...
We are in the middle of a significant transition within the Church. The last two years of social upheaval have caused many differences of opinion to surface within our ranks. As those differences are now out in the open, we are seeing the wide variety of our...
I just finished reading the book of Jonah. We're all familiar with the story of Jonah running from God and being swallowed by a large fish. What intrigued me more than the story of Jonah’s time in the belly of the fish is what happened to the people of Nineveh. A...
While opposing earthly kingdoms are rattling their sabers in defiance of each other, another kind of saber is moving, but it is not a natural saber posturing in a display of military might. It is the sword of truth offered in prayer and empowered by the Spirit. It is...
In all the turmoil currently taking place on the world stage, keep your eye on Israel. Israel has been prophesied as the pivot point for all world history. In a dream last week, I saw a huge expanse representing all the nations of the Earth. It was a blank white...
The word “domesticated” as it applies to the domestication of animals means “to tame and keep as a pet.” Domestication also applies to people. It happens when we allow someone or something to tame our faith giving them permission to leash us and lead us around by...
In times of cultural upheaval, people get played by the offering of dreadful images and emotional comments that have no basis in fact. These falsehoods are crafted to attach to our bias. A bias wrapped in deception is a powerful motivator. It is so powerful it...
When the Lord was teaching His disciples how to pray, one line in the Lord’s Prayer is of special interest, “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). That single line in the prayer offers us insight into...
Imagine if you were one of the four NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) currently orbiting around the Earth with two Russian cosmonauts and one European astronaut. Yesterday, after increasing sanctions were placed on Russia for their invasion...
The pen is mightier than the sword unless some barbarian is trying to lop off your head. At that point, a sword is mightier until the threat is neutralized. This morning, a respected friend of mine posted the following: “AP reported last night Ukrainian President...
What has been held by God out of sight in the realm of the Spirit is being prepared for arrival. When we think the arrival of an intervention is impossible it means we have judged a circumstance by human standards, not by the will and heart of God. When I used to...