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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...
In times when life takes a threatening turn, we want answers. Some of the answers we get only appease our temporary fears; they do not reveal the entire truth and bring us peace. Isaiah 11 was written during a time when many opposing nations were threatening Israel....
When we read the story of Jonah it's easy to focus only on the image of a large fish swallowing a reluctant preacher and the resulting national revival that took place. If we leave the story there and fail to connect the message of the two prophets, Jonah and Nahum,...
During the 1990s, Jan and I were based in Berlin, Germany with an assignment to serve the nations of Eastern Europe, nations that were previously under the rule of the old Soviet Union. Those nations were recovering from decades of dominance under the hard fist of...
I am not sure how we arrived at this place. The insensitivity and premature dismissal of others with whom we disagree has been intensified in the last two years of social isolation. There has been a grind taking place where our relational cartilage has worn away...
“Indeed, the Sovereign Lord never does anything until he reveals his plans to his servants the prophets” (Amos 3:7). That verse makes a religious spirit nervous. It also makes those under the influence of a religious spirit nervous because the prepared narrative they...
The Lord is derailing false destinies that were used to keep people from knowing their true destiny. These derailments from the tracks of deception are preparing the way for people to become major players in God’s Kingdom. As natural derailments result in a crash and...
Many are watching the developments taking place in politics and the reinterpretation of social norms. People are feeling uncertain about the future. Some of the evaluations regarding those issues are correct, but they should not take the primary lead in determining...
This morning while worshipping at my home church, Living Waters in Medford, Oregon, a truth was confirmed once again for me. Only in our mutual worship of Jesus can our differences dissolve allowing us to move forward into the future united, not divided. The power of...
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...