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The Lord will offer us opportunities to express our forgiveness to those who have wronged us. In God's redemptive process, He will remove from our hearts any desire to take revenge. It is in that moment, that we will discover the depth of our forgiveness. After Jacob...
The greatest yet-to-be-discovered mysteries of science and archaeology are waiting to be revealed. Mysteries appearing in the skies that were hidden for eons of time will be revealed. No matter what is made known and how astounding it may appear, they are all under...
Sometimes, we are led into a difficult place that appears to have no hope. It is in that desperate place where the Lord will reveal the reasons why He allowed such things to happen. Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery and that slavery was used by God to reveal his...
We have entered a critical juncture in our history where the word of the Lord will appear to many people of faith to be out of step with their current understanding of reality, and even their understanding of the mission of the Church. Prophetic insight has never been...
There are some relationships where those in positions of authority will want to handle those within their sphere of influence. Under these handlers, the team, mission, or a product’s image requires that all participants toe a defined line even if toeing that line...
The image of a stagecoach from the Old West is a metaphor for a journey of faith. The term “stagecoach” is a coach that carried passengers in staged stops along a planned route of travel. At the various stage stops, passengers would exit the coach to rest and be...
The word of faith you spoke took flight like a boomerang and disappeared beyond the horizon of your present reality. You forgot about it in the passing of time. That word has made a circuit from earth to heaven and back again preparing to land in your current...
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...