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The Spirit has placed gifts in the Church not just for our edification and healing. Some have a different purpose. One of the gifts of the Spirit is the ability to call out an error that can lead a Church to veer off the path of truth and embrace an error. When Paul...
In a marriage, we don’t have a partner. We have a husband or wife—a man and woman united in a unique expression of oneness with God. While a husband and wife may partner together in the responsibilities of this life, it is their bond of marriage, not the tasks they...
Some sins are being allowed, even celebrated in the Church. These sins exist because we have abandoned the restraints of Scripture and allowed sin to remain unchallenged. Paul wrote about our response to these sins, "So, don't make judgments about anyone ahead of...
The disciples of Jesus were just like us. They had a propensity to get into arguments about who was the greatest and most informed among them. The disciples were all over the place when it came to interpreting reality. The only thing that eventually drew them together...
One of the greatest messages on social protest I ever heard was from my pastor, Roy Hicks Jr. It took place one Sunday morning 40+ years ago at Faith Center in Eugene, Oregon where Roy was the pastor. Just before Roy began his sermon, he made a comment regarding a...
Every one of us has certain switches that once flipped will change the direction of our life. Some of these switches are instinctive, others are the result of training. I once read a story of a mother whose child was being crushed under a vehicle. The mother in a...
Yesterday, I read that The Passion Translation had been removed from a popular website, Bible Gateway. Bible Gateway is a site that offers a wide variety of versions of the Bible. I use Bible Gateway frequently and appreciate the translation choices they offer, all...
When I was a young boy traveling with our family my dad would occasionally call out to my brother and me, “Look! There’s the old road.” What my father was pointing out were the abandoned stretches of old highways that had become either a frontage road leading to...
Many of us are asking "What will happen next?" Some are looking to news sources or social commentators to provide that insight. Others are listening to the prophets of God. Everyone has an opinion. Our search for answers reveals that none of us know fully what is...
This week, I saw images of a convoy of thousands of truckers driving across Canada to protest mandates. Other images also came this week from New York where thousands of police officers from across America stood together in the streets at a memorial service for a...
In a dream last night, I was able to see inside an airliner in flight. In the middle of the flight, someone removed their mask, stood up, and yelled, “The engines are out!” It was obvious the airliner was about to crash. That was all I got in the dream. I felt a need...
I’ve been watching a series of short videos on YouTube showing the top 100 greatest players in NFL history. The series spans many decades. Some of the football heroes I grew up watching are on the list. What I appreciate about the series is the biographical background...
Compromise is rampant in our world. It takes place in backroom deals that are crafted out of sight of those who will be negatively affected by the product or agreement of the compromise. We see the fruit of compromise taking place between politicians and large...
In the coming days, many who have walked away from the Lord will awaken spiritually. Some have misread this wandering thinking that the wanderers were moving farther away from God, but the Lord had another plan in mind. These rebellious ones were being led in their...
Not all retreats are cowardly. Some retreats are wise choices only the brave will make to gain a new position and a tactical advantage. The Lord is speaking to some of His followers to retreat from previously held assumptions that put them directly in the withering...