Blog
Grief that comes from the loss of someone or something can be devastating. It can immobilize our faith. So can divorce or failure. The wisest of counsel cannot produce our healing The evidence that we have crossed the Rubicon of our suffering is the presence of joy...
Two choices will protect us in times of trouble: integrity and honesty. Holding onto what we know is true and right will place the outcome of our lives in God’s hands. It will be our place of safety. David wrote about those things when his life and reputation...
Our weather service just warned our area that a strong storm is coming. They predict extensive rain and flash floods. In the Spirit, storms are also coming that will arrive in seasons where we would not expect their appearance. It is just a bit after 4:00 a.m., and I...
When I was a detective, it was amusing to watch the parade of “expert” witnesses hired by defense attorneys to support a client’s claim of innocence. The old saying, “You get what you pay for,” was evident in those court proceedings. The same is true today when the...
We arrive at dismissive and ill-informed conclusions about other people when we refuse to sit down with them and talk through our differences. If we can listen to someone without needing to correct them as the goal of our interaction, we will accomplish two things....
This morning, I sat down as I do each morning to begin writing. Just before I began, I saw a notice about a 12-minute documentary film a friend of mine, Danny Hall, had edited and posted on his Facebook wall. For some reason, I felt led to put aside my normal writing...
I listened to an astrophysicist talking about deep space travel. The astrophysicist said our current power and fuel sources would not allow humans to travel into the depths of distant space because of their limitations. He suggested that someday in the distant future,...
My 17-year-old pickup truck has a pronounced virtue. It is reliable. It starts and goes wherever I steer it, and it’s never let me down. I’ve driven through Montana blizzards and endured bumper-to-bumper rush hour traffic in downtown LA. In both of those settings, I...
Developing an audience can be a dangerous thing. It is dangerous because if we are not careful, we can play to the demands of our audience at the expense of living and speaking the truth. Truth revealed to certain audiences can be an unnerving experience. It can also...
Evidence that has remained hidden because of the premature dismissal of the facts will be revealed in the coming days. Many have moved on and accepted a false narrative hoping that life will return to normal. Normal is an illusion. Have you ever watched one of those...
Our home and tree are smaller nowadays, but the Christmas morning joy still remains. I just played Santa and placed our presents under the tree. As I stood back and looked at the lighted tree and the colorful presents, I had a flashback to a familiar childlike...
When I awoke this morning, I heard the words “prophetic outcomes.” As I lay in bed lingering over the meaning of those two words, I asked the Lord to speak to me and help me understand what He meant. An hour later, while sitting in my writing chair, the Lord began to...
Scripture was written for the common man and woman, not for theologians. Theologians can interpret Scripture for our benefit but only if what they interpret remains anchored in the original context and intent. Over the last several decades, progressive theology...
This is your receiving season. It is not just because it is Christmas. This is your time to receive back what you have sowed in faith. Your generous heart is about to be rewarded.
The rescue missions of God many times come when all hope seems lost. His rescues can be a surprise to those who have submitted to a life of imprisonment in a place of despair. The rescues of God are similar to what a prisoner held in a dark cell in a foreign...