We are navigating through a time in history where the Church, more than ever, needs to reconsider the name the Lord has given to each of us. He called us His friends: “You are my friends if you do what I command, I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t...
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Prophetic Horizons
Aligning people with their God-Defined identity.
PROTECTING THE SACRIFICE
Whatever God offers to us as a promise will require a sacrifice of faith on our part. That sacrifice must be protected from disbelief. These sacrifices are sacred acts of faith that require our surveillance and protection until the time of their fulfillment. As a...
A FALSE UNITY IS NEVER GOD’S WILL
Unity with the world systems was never God's original intent for His people. True unity is only possible in Christ. Building the Tower of Babel was an early example of a failed expression of unity. The people had come together in one place to build a “monument to our...
Rehearsing a Scenario Response
As a young rookie cop in training, I rehearsed my response to critical situations. What would I do if a suspect pulled a gun on me? What would I do if someone tried to jump off a bridge and suicide attempt? What would I do if my duty weapon failed to fire? To those...
Soothing Soul Sounds
Today, I was in town taking care of a few errands. When I was driving out of a parking lot a new Ford Mustang GT was in line in front of me. I could hear the rumble of the exhaust and knew the driver would soon begin to accelerate and run the GT through its...
A Mission of Influence
There are some valuable lessons we can learn from the painful experiences of 2020. One lesson I hope we learned is the difference between a Spirit-empowered cultural reformation and one that is empowered by political and religious spirits. A reformation empowered by...
The Train of Destiny
What is taking place in your life isn’t a derailment even though it may seem that way. The Lord has laid a new track into new territory requiring a course correction. The old track was not able to lead you to the destination God had originally promised. You are not...
The Failure of Elitist Thinking
Every society has a group of individuals defined as elites. Elitists are those who are seen as the richest, most powerful, or best-educated people in a society. The problem with elitist thinking is the feeling of superiority it expresses to the masses who do not...
Spiritual Intelligence Gathering
One of the most profitable tactics in the field of intelligence gathering is to embed an asset in the culture and institutions of an enemy. These embedded assets assume a strategic position to gather the information that will allow their government to know ahead of...
A Never-Ending Supply of Hope
If the vessel of your hope has emptied and run dry and you feel like all hope is gone, the Lord says to you, ”I have waited for this time to come in our relationship. Without this emptiness, I could not perform in you what I have desired. I have waited for you to...
The Ghost Forests of Our History
Along the Oregon coast, you can see what is called a ghost forest. The Neskowin Ghost Forest was created 2,000 years ago when the Cascadia Subduction Zone erupted creating a massive earthquake. An entire forest dropped in elevation during the earthquake and was...
Falling Labels
The Lord is walking through our nation with the oil of His anointing dripping from His robe. As He moves among us, many have tried to affix a label to Him and have Him carry their message. The adhesive of their preference has not been able to attach these labels. The...
Silence and Less
For the last several hours, I have written three different articles, each containing what I would consider as profitable content. As I finished each one, I did not have a green light from the Lord to press the publish button. I finally asked the Lord why and He let me...
Understanding the In-Between Moments
Today, Jan and I were on a conference call with two dear friends who work on the cutting edge of Kingdom innovation. During our call, we talked of a sense we have that we have entered an in-between moment in history where the future is not yet fully defined. This...
The Open Expanse of the Spirit
I enjoy an open expanse of sagebrush reaching to a distant horizon, pastures coated with fresh, untracked snow, and fields of grain waving in a soft breeze. Places of enclosure like an urban downtown pressed in on all sides with high-rise buildings and asphalt or a...