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Jan and I have never viewed tithing as a form of law but as a way to honor the Lord. In some circles, it's popular to neglect, demean, or dismiss the practice of tithing, considering it an out-of-date practice from the Law. Posting what I am about to write will raise...
We tend to form our faith around people with similar beliefs and actions. We create systematic theologies and codes of religious conduct that limit our interaction with other believers. Once those things are in place, we can become exclusive. There is nothing wrong...
While our faith is secure and protected by the Lord, when we allow our assumptions to lead us, we position ourselves in a place of vulnerability where the devil can have his way with us. We can attend religious gatherings like a church service and think we are good...
Assumptions are like skating on thin ice. At some point, an assumption will give way and sink those who skate upon its thin assurance. Many assumptions are currently being projected as fact. Do not give fear, undisciplined emotions, or social programmers...
Some of you are at a point in your life journey where you have encountered an obstacle that has stopped your forward progress. You will have to go around the obstacle if you are to continue moving forward. The thought of what you must do to get around the obstacle...
I wrote the following on January 5 of this year. I didn't publish the article at the time and placed it in an unpublished file. When I wrote the article, I sensed something was coming that could give what I wrote a greater clarity. This morning, I was led to review my...
In the last 7 years since leaving the pastorate, my preaching-teaching assignment has changed. I now carry a word from the Lord for a season and preach its core message wherever I speak. The same is true for my writing. The messages are now more a mixture of prophetic...
We all have a unique spiritual metabolism that indicates how we will individually digest information. Just because a truth or an opinion is openly declared does not mean everyone listening will immediately get on board and take a first bite of what is being offered....
There are times when our greatest opposition will come from those within our spiritual family who might disagree with us on a particular subject. When this occurs and we choose to not become defensive, the Lord can use us to bring healing and a reunion of fellowship...
Most of us have heard the old saying “a frog in a kettle.” This is where a frog is placed in a pan of water and slowly the temperature is turned up to the point where the frog is boiled to death. The image portrays a naïve frog who chooses to remain in the kettle not...
Our culture is descending toward a place of decision – a decision of life or death. Sadly, the deception of those at the controls is leading us to a crash point that could be avoided if wisdom was piloting the craft of their decision-making. When I used to...
It should not come as a surprise that our culture is responding to the issues of life with deepening levels of fear. Scripture tells us the perfect love of God promises to expel fear from our thinking if we are living in a cooperative relationship with Jesus Christ....
Redemption is a challenging and messy process, not from God’s perspective, but from ours. We struggle with who we think deserves redemption and how it should be offered. This struggle is birthed and fueled by our preferred and very limited understanding of reality....
If redemption is not the most powerful motivating influence in our lives, then all our efforts to bring about change and reform a broken world will become proof that we have been serving another kingdom, not the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ. Each of us needs to...
Significant military conflicts could take place in the coming days on several global fronts. As tensions rise, we need to be praying with wisdom and Spirit-influenced insight and not allow our geographic isolation from these conflicts to lull us into a place of...