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Evil in our world produces its own kind of progeny. It creates offspring sourced in ancient deceptions. This was revealed in Genesis 6 when the angels that had rebelled against the Lord in Heaven came to Earth and procreated with humans to produce what were called the...
My wife, Jan, inherited the DNA of her father. He was a missionary who built churches and seminaries in Central America. Jan is a very feminine woman – a woman who caught my eye and captured my heart over 50 years ago. There are some Christmases when Jan would prefer...
Yesterday, I was preaching in Portland, Oregon – a city that has been in the national news of late. Early in the morning, my sermon was ready, so I spent time in prayer about the service. It was during that time of prayer that the Lord gave me a prophetic word to...
One section of Scripture has changed how I interpret the results of our faith. Faith is not an intellectual choice. It is a spiritual act - a seed that contains miraculous potential. It can release profound miracles that no human intellect can comprehend or create. It...
When the Lord created us, He placed in our hearts an instinct to know what is right or wrong. Paul wrote about people who live a life in violation of God’s original creation, he described them this way, “They began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a...
There will be times when some of those who we thought would support us, will turn their backs on us. One day we are loved and supported and the next day we are held at arms distance and rejected. Some of those attacks will go further than just a disagreement. People...
Insidious is an interesting word. It has been defined as creating a gradual and cumulative negative effect. This gradual change prepares us for attack by building upon a series of deceptions that will lead us to a harmful end. Insidious is formed by two words. The...
This month, Jan and I said goodbye to our front lawn. The problem we had with our front lawn was that it produced nothing but an image. It offered us nothing in return. As the transformation began, we gave away our lawnmower (Hallelujah!) and began the work...
I've read editorial comments and watched videos about the depredation of wolves that have been introduced in certain parts of the nation. Wolves are causing millions of dollars of damage. This topic has created controversy and strong opinions on both sides of the...
We can too easily fashion the Gospel message around only positive messages, especially here in the United States. Nothing is wrong with a positve presentation of the Gospel, but if we think a positive message is the only avenue through which the Lord can work, we will...
Some in the Church have been taught and now believe that Jesus's salvation only applies to individuals, not the greater population of a nation. While individuals must first be saved before a nation is impacted, we still cannot abandon God's larger purpose. He is after...
Some believers are being taught that our rights as citizens should not be pursued. Paul was not some right-wing conspiracist. He used his rights as a Roman citizen to confront those in power when they abused his rights. On one occasion, while Paul was going to a place...
There is a spirit of sorcery at work in our culture, and sadly, within some parts of the Church. The mission of this spirit is to distort and misinterpret the message of Jesus Christ. This is nothing new. It took place when Barnabas and Paul were speaking to a...
As I walked to the end of our street, I noticed that a stop sign had lost one screw that attached it to a post. When the screw loosened, the sign swung down, inverting the warning to stop. The upside-down stop sign is an image of what has happened to some in the...
Jealousy and the improper use of money have derailed the faith of many people, leaders, and followers alike. Only confession and repentance can break the influence of these sins. Without confession and repentance, people will move deeper into their sin without the...