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When we have to face people who hate us, there is only one way that a victory over their hatred can happen, “I will look in triumph at those who hate me” (Psalm 118:7). The phrase “I will look in triumph” means to look at someone with satisfaction. It refers to the...
I once walked along the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. As I walked across those famous names embedded in the sidewalk, the memories of those individuals were now passing under my feet. About the time I walked on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Mother Teresa...
The massive fires in Los Angeles have revealed failed policies that have hampered firefighters' duties. Those called to protect and serve have not been able to fully protect and serve their community in its time of need. The same can be true within the Church. Those...
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...
During lunch last week, my daughter and I were talking about communication within relationships when the subject of sarcasm came up. Anna is a wordsmith by degree and life-experience. She shared with me the word sarcasm means “to tear the flesh.” While I have never...
Since the beginning of time, false representations of reality have been offered as counterfeits to God’s truth. There are two definitions of a global reset being offered at this time. One reset is empowered by God, and the other is empowered by darkness. Masking...
I had just parked my car to enter a local supermarket when I looked down and saw a rubber glove on the pavement. As soon as I saw the glove, the Lord spoke a word of encouragement. The promise you wore so joyfully but have discarded because you thought God had...
After a loud explosion, the hearing of those close to the booming sound can temporarily lose their ability to hear. There are times in the spirit realm when God releases an explosion of His intervening power of such significance that we feel as though we have lost our...
A good friend of mine, Mark Simon, conducts strategic operating planning sessions, or “Strat Ops.” These Strat Ops sessions can last for several days, venturing deep into a person's motivating principles. The goal of the planning process is to help people optimize the...
A fingerprint of involvement thought erased in an attempt to scrub away evidence of complicity will be discovered. Its discovery will turn around an assumed verdict of innocence. This revelation will take place in both personal relationships and in global affairs...
The revelation of truth by God's Spirit is not hindered by doctored social media algorithms or filtered news reporting. The Spirit can move through all human attempts at restriction, control, and manipulation as if they were not present. The Lord will invite...
Last night, I said to Jan, “I want to watch an old movie.” I suggested we watch the classic film starring Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” As we watched the film, it was done with an acting style and language out of date with modern...
I’ve been alive long enough to have lived through several seasons of cultural upheaval. The current season may well be the most intense. When so much is happening, and people are taking sides, lobbing their perspectives like mortars into other people’s lives, it is...
When the way forward in any area of life is not known, our heads begin to swivel, looking for direction. We need to be careful in these moments that we do not yield to desperation or fear. When the pathway seems blocked and a stall has taken place, our ability to...