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Whatever God offers to us as a promise will require a sacrifice of faith on our part. That sacrifice must be protected from disbelief. These sacrifices are sacred acts of faith that require our surveillance and protection until the time of their fulfillment. As a...
Unity with the world systems was never God's original intent for His people. True unity is only possible in Christ. Building the Tower of Babel was an early example of a failed expression of unity. The people had come together in one place to build a “monument to our...
Theologians and teachers of God’s word frequently discuss the importance and purpose of the cultural context in which Scripture was written. This is a wise understanding to grasp. It helps us accurately apply Scripture to the cultural context in which the word was...
A protocol is a system of rules, accepted behavior, and guidelines that determine the correct way to act in a given situation. There are protocols in all areas of life – religious, business, medicine, etc. A protocol can evolve with the acceptance of new evidence,...
On a walk through our town, I noticed several discarded masks on the sidewalk. Masks are becoming a new form of litter in our communities. I stopped and took a photo of one of the masks knowing the Lord was speaking. An unmasking is taking place. This is not...
Significant transitions are taking place in individual lives, in governments, and within the Church. To successfully navigate these times of transition will require that we pass a test. A few miles south of where I live are the Siskiyou Mountains. These mountains are...
Loyalty to leadership without being faithful to speak the truth in love no matter what the cost is evidence of an unhealthy and spiritually warped sense of duty.
The danger of tyranny in any form is its ability to remain undetected in its early stages of influence until a designated moment when it executes its ultimate plan for control – a control not noticed and fervently dismissed by those who continue to believe a prepared...
A wave of reconciliation is about to break over God's people. Relationships thought lost forever will be healed and restored. Time and the depth of wounding will not be barriers to what the Lord will accomplish. Miracles of restoration are beginning to take place...
Many are asking, “what's next?” as it refers to the affairs of the Church, and our nation. The writer of Proverbs said it so well 3,000 years ago. “So, follow the steps of the good, and stay on the paths of the righteous. For only the godly will live...
It was a strange image. I saw someone who thought they were walking their dog, but the dog was no longer on the leash. The leash was out in front of the person suspended in midair with its empty loop moving ahead of the dog’s owner. The person walking the dog assumed...
I love listening to warriors, veterans of both natural and spiritual conflicts who survived to live another day. One such person was Gary Littrell who fought in Viet Nam. Due to his heroic actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. When speaking about his award,...
Every life is filled with before and after moments of realization. The generation before me had a before and after experience when Pearl Harbor was attacked, and we entered World War II. The assassination of President Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. offered a...
Buyer’s remorse is not limited to purchasing something and then later realizing the product was not all it promised. This remorse can be expanded to include the choices we make, the votes we cast, or the assumptions we were led to believe were true. Just as it would...
When I was a young pastor an older man attended our church. He was in the Air Force during the Cold War and part of an aircrew that would fly deep into enemy territory undetected. These flights took place during the early years of radar development. On one mission his...