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The night before the Inauguration, I had a very troubling dream. It wasn’t about politics or who would be selected to lead our nation. It was about the spiritual condition of the Church. In the dream, I was conducting a wedding ceremony. The ceremony unfolded like...
When the Lord releases the winds of change, its influence will begin to blow through the Church and culture. What is not secured by God's wisdom will be blown away by the presence of truth. When the winds of change begin to blow, we have a choice to make. We can hold...
So much is happening in our culture and within the Church. Leaders are rising and falling. This is a time of resetting when people will have an opportunity to let God heal them of their fantasies and foolishness to align with His heart. That reset will redirect us...
I was walking through a local big-box sporting goods store and noticed the shoe display depicted in the attached photo. The words “Always Be Ready” were printed on the side of a stack of boxes of tactical boots, the kind of boots worn by special weapons units and...
I see fatigue taking place in the people of God. This fatigue comes from living under a never-ending assault against Jesus Christ, His Kingdom, and His followers. While certain seasons of life can carry a unique fatigue factor, to ascribe this sense of fatigue to only...
While in college, I worked during the summer as a lifeguard at a large city pool. I also taught swimming and trained future lifeguards. When not teaching or training, we lifeguards would sit for hours in a lifeguard tower watching over hundreds of kids splashing,...
Twenty years ago today, Jan and I watched along with the rest of our nation the horror of 9/11 unfolding on our television screen. The terrorist attack was one of the most successful military operations in history conducted by a band of terrorists against the most...
In some ways, I am more concerned with people who say “Don’t worry about it” or “You are overacting” than I am about who or what is causing the concern. In human history we have demonstrated an astounding ability to dismiss an emerging negative spiritual reality until...
Trojan horses filled with a variety of deceptions have been created and rolled into the center of our churches, communities, and institutions of culture. At first, there was a sense of excitement for those who were carried inside the horse. They felt they were on a...
I have been having dreams of late that reveal supernatural interventions from Heaven in the affairs of nations. Last night was the most dramatic dream yet. What I saw caused me to gasp in my sleep. My gasp was so strong that I was awakened. I don’t have...
A few years ago, our daughter created a series of greeting cards. One of her cards is called “Grace Cake.” It is an illustration of a cake with a piece removed. The wording under the image reads, “Grace Cake (the flavor of favor).” Since the cards are no longer...
I have lived a long time. Over half of those years, I spent serving in some form of leadership within the Church. I have never seen the depth of division I now see among people of faith. This division is not over eternal issues like the divinity of Jesus Christ or Him...
This season of recovery and rehabilitation from a knee injury has stripped away my reserves of emotional strength. Add to that all that is taking place in our culture and you have a perfect storm for disillusionment and deception. Yesterday, it all hit me with full...
I remember when I first heard hundreds of believers singing together in the Spirit. I had never heard such a heavenly sound before. It was beautiful. Up to that time I had attended concerts in various world-class venues. None of them came close to the sound of voices...
Don’t get upset at the pawns. They are being used and will eventually be sacrificed. Direct your prayers and emotional energy toward the dark spiritual chess masters who are rarely seen by those overly focused on the chessboard and the game being played.