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It has become hip in some circles to struggle with God’s word, the Church, and matters of faith. These struggles aren’t struggles with God’s word, abusive people in the Church, or matters of faith that require we take a stand to uphold the truth. They have become a...
Many pulpits preach without the kind of clarity that is needed to strengthen the Church. They do not address what is contrary to God’s truth. Their teaching will compromise the truth and teach things that will weaken the Church. If a person has been called to teach,...
The deeper our faith moves the simpler it must become. All our theories and presumptions must fall away if we are to believe the simple truths of God and His word. Those who have an explanation for everything and form rigid religious formulas will become the most...
There is a vast difference between being the Creator God and being a creative person. That difference is obvious and not just the fact that He is God, and we are part of His creation. The difference is in the origin of all creativity. It begins in the heart of God and...
When a blizzard struck last week and people in the path of the storm lost power, a concerning development took place. The windmill turbines that were supposed to supply a portion of the energy grid froze and became immovable. When the windmills shut down, and other...
Many times, when someone thanks me for some insight or point of wisdom I offer, if I am alone, I get down on my knees and thank the Lord. I thank Him because just moments before either writing or speaking something, what I shared was not in my mind. It was delivered...
We can walk right by truth or a perception of reality and not perceive its existence. Only when it is revealed to us does it become a personal discovery. In 1853, a mule owned by a gold prospector named John. W. Hillman led him to the rim of Crater Lake in southern...
Daniel and Joseph allowed the Lord to use their voices to influence the political leaders of their day. I am also glad to see the same thing taking place in our day when it is done under the leading of God's Spirit and with a heart of humility. The Gospel is strong...
Romans 8:5 tells us: “But those who live by the impulses of the Holy Spirit are motivated to pursue spiritual realities” (TPT). The word “impulses” jumped out at me and captured in words what I have been experiencing as I learn how God prompts us to live. Jan and...
This morning, as I look at the flowers and card I got for Jan, I think back to an evening fifty-one years ago when I took Jan on a spontaneous date. I entered our college cafeteria and saw her. We had been introduced a week or so earlier so I wasn't a stranger. I...
Last night, Jan and I watched one of those end-of-the-world, apocalyptic films titled Greenland. In the film, a comet is on a collision course with Earth promising to create a near-extinction level event. It was standard and predictable disaster film fare. In...
In the last few months, I’ve had conversations with several friends who are able to see and interpret where the Church and culture stand in this particular moment in history. The word “era” is used in these conversations to describe what is transpiring historically....
Each of us collects evidence to support our bias. We tend to move toward individuals and groups who think the same way as we do. It is human nature to seek out this bolstering of personal opinion. The problem with this way of living is that it creates an intellectual...
The great moves of God arrive unexpectedly. They are like an earthquake that begins to shake a city without warning. While God will speak to His prophets some elements of what is to come, the knowledge of the precise timing, effect, and location of these moves of the...
I have traveled a lot – hundreds of thousands of air miles. The thought of travel is no longer a joy. It is work. Recently, I received a ministry invitation. I wanted to say no but knew it was a Kingdom assignment, so it required my honoring the request before the...