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When Jesus returned to Nazareth, His hometown, He was not accepted. The residents had known Jesus and his family. When Jesus spoke, the people of Nazareth were amazed and asked, “Where did He get all this wisdom and the power to perform such miracles” (Mark...
As Jesus preached about the seed of God’s truth wanting to enter the hearts of people, He mentioned the shallow soil of a half-hearted commitment to the Lord, “Since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are...
Each generation needs to be introduced to the power of Jesus Christ or we will settle for a lesser version of the Lord without seeing a demonstration of His power. Accepting that limited version of the Lord will make us suspicious of anyone or any teaching that...
Having a vision or mission statement can be of great value. Of even greater value is the understanding and purpose of failure. Whenever I talk to anyone starting in a new season of life, I ask them to catalog the personal failures and betrayals they will experience....
Not all prophetic words arrive and join in agreement with the consensus of the majority opinion. There are times when God will speak a word that appears so out of tune with the status quo that the word will be labeled prematurely as “not of God.” Prophetic words that...
Galileo examined our solar system through a device that had recently been invented - a telescope. He discovered realities about our solar system that rocked the boat of many, especially those in the Church who refused to look through the telescope. Those who rejected...
In the coming months, a government report is slated to be released that by all estimations will rock the reality of many. It is a report about UFOs – Unidentified Flying Objects. The report is said to contain never-before-seen compelling evidence of alien spacecraft...
I saw the image of military helicopters rising from a devastated battleground. A conflict had taken place and those in command of the victorious army had their troops board helicopters to see what only the generals directing the battle could see through their...
I've had the privilege to study leadership theory. I was trained as a pastoral coach, assessor of leadership potential and served as an advisor to churches, both nationally and internationally. While each of those endeavors proved profitable at the time, none of them...
There is an air of spiritual danger and intensity in the air. Rightly discerning this moment in history is critical if we are to remain a vital witness to the world for God and His Kingdom. A process of preparation has been taking place for decades in an attempt to...
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the words “enough is enough” as a phrase “used to say that one wants something to stop because one can no longer accept or deal with it.” To properly define the impact of those words requires that we understand some seasons of...
Jan and I lived in Berlin, Germany for four years. Berlin is a unique and beautiful city. After World War II, Berlin was divided. The east portion of the city lived under the oppressive yoke of Communism. If colors could depict the soul of a place, drab gray and brown...
During my training to become a Hostage Negotiator, I learned an interesting fact. When a hostage event reaches a critical point and the hostage-takers slip hoods or masks over the faces of their hostages, an execution was imminent. It was at that moment a SWAT rescue...
In this unusual time in history, the Western Church is being offered an opportunity to recalibrate. In some cases, we have wandered from the very things that motivated the Early Church to be so passionate and all-in regarding their commitment to Christ. The first...
The walls of fear that have defined and confined some relationships are coming down. The sound of that dismantling is echoing throughout our culture and within the Church. Where before people were afraid to step out or speak up they no longer are feeling obligated to...