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God’s word will never fail us, even if the passing circumstances of our lives seem to contradict its truth. Many have fallen away from their faith because they have abandoned the truth of Scripture and accepted human answers for eternal questions. The Psalmist wrote,...
Yesterday, I heard the sound of hissing snakes. When I heard the sound, I was immediately reminded that the hissing was the sound of those who were questioning the nominees being interviewed for approval to high government offices. If we interpret the questioning only...
Every time the Lord dismantles what opposes His will, He has a plan to rebuild and reconstruct the lives of those who have been held captive by deception. For those bound by cords of deceit and error, the Lord wants to dismantle those restraints so He can save the...
As the clock winds down the last of 2020 and the beginning of 2021 is only a few hours away, I had a nudge to look through Scripture to see where 20:21 appeared in biblical references. We know the chapter and verse headings were included in the biblical text only a...
Discovering patterns in our life is important. Patterns of behavior reveal the condition of our spiritual and emotional health. Over the years, my MacBook Pro laptop has written a few blog articles and books. Its keyboard is becoming worn from extended use. A...
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...