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This morning, Jan and I will be ministering at a church in another part of the state. Before we go and speak somewhere, we ask the Lord: “What's on this house?” The word I got for today was "peace." Gaining an understanding helps us determine how to engage with...
The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah teach us something about God's nature. While He judged their sin, He also rescued the righteous remnant. The Lord told Abraham, “I have heard a great outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah, because their sin is so flagrant” (Genesis 18:20)....
We are navigating through a time in history where the Church, more than ever, needs to reconsider the name the Lord has given to each of us. He called us His friends: “You are my friends if you do what I command, I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t...
There is a vast difference between being a fearmonger and someone who speaks a prophetic word of warning. The word “monger” is defined as someone who deals or trades in a specific commodity, as in a fishmonger or a fearmonger. A monger profits from the item they sell....
Jan and I were on a walk through our town. As we strolled along, I looked down at the pavement and noticed one of those small weights that get attached to the rim of a car wheel to balance its spin. When I saw the weight, I thought, “That car is out of balance.” If...
In the coming months, we will see a world-class Olympic athlete refuse to perform in Communist China during the 2022 Olympics. This person will forfeit years of sacrifice and training for the greater good. The stance this person takes against a repressive regime will...
Bill Bright of Campus Crusade for Christ and Loren Cunningham of YWAM met in 1975 to discuss a word the Lord gave independently to each of them. They shared that the Lord said there were seven areas/spheres of cultural influence the Church needed to recognize and...
For the last few months, I have been considering the nature of prophetic words. Many believers have thought New Testament prophecy was somehow different than the prophetic words of the Old Testament. The same Lord spoke those words. His heart did not change between...
Some of us could live to see the rise of a State Church in the United States. The previous sentence could sound alarmist to those who have not studied Church history under repressive regimes. Only Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. All else...
In our current cultural climate, the thought of God doing profound miracles to supernaturally turn around a nation seems like folly to some – even believers who hold great respect for God’s Word, but no longer think miracles, signs, and wonders are the way forward,...
Lies have been offered to the Church so well-crafted they sound like the truth to those who have allowed these offerings to replace biblical authority. Messages are being preached to unsuspecting congregations who now consider these erred opinions as an acceptable...
Before our culture went into lockdown, the Lord asked Jan and me to step into a season of extended solitary sabbatical. God was resetting our mission for the coming season. When the lockdown took place, it had little effect on us since we were already in a time of...
I always thought a squirrel was a squirrel. I was uninformed about the variety of squirrel species until I was invited last week to go on what could best be described as a squirrel safari. I packed up my .22 bolt action rifle and joined some friends, each with far...
As we begin to emerge from this pandemic season where a significant dismantling of ministries has taken place, God will not reconstruct our broken concepts about His Kingdom or our preferred models of ministry that led us to this challenging place. He has something...
Rank-and-file followers of Jesus who do not possess a significant ministry platform have been engaged in decisive battles in the spiritual realm. These believers have proven themselves as faithful warriors of prayer and faith. Their coming recognition will be similar...