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When culture's turmoil and people's sins surround us, they become a heavy burden on our lives. In those burdened times, the Lord will answer our prayers using anyone or anything to remove the burden. We need to be willing to look beyond our judgments of who and what...
When fear and terror are on the rise, people want honest answers on how to wisely live their lives. Our awareness and preparedness should never be allowed to displace our trust in Jesus as our Deliverer. However, He never wants us to become so naïve that we dismiss...
King David had it all: the prestige of his office and the power to do as he wished. The undisciplined possession of those two things is a deadly combination if they are not submitted daily to God. The repeated misuse of prestige and power has been revealed since time...
It’s only “game-changing” if we are involved in the right game. Be careful of using hyperbole in hyper-emotional times. People will begin to lose confidence in the sound and content of a messenger who continually moves from one frantic and emotional issue to the next...
I remember traveling in the old USSR. It was a sad place. A pall of heaviness rested atop the nation like a dark cloud. To add to the spirit of control, the government used neighbor against neighbor as informants, aka “snitches” who informed on their neighbors for...
Intense times, both personally and culturally, are times of preparation. They are like a spiritual and emotional boot camp where the limits of our strength and endurance are pushed beyond known limitations. Don’t waste the purpose of these times. This current...
I have lived long enough to know that God will work out all things for good in due time. I have also lived through several seasons of history that have been assigned apocalyptic endings, and frankly, none of them panned out as they were darkly predicted. No matter how...
Whichever way the Presidential election goes, a day will soon come when a winner is finally declared. On that day, emotions will run even higher than they are now, no matter who wins. Today, the wise will begin to prepare how they will express their faith to the world...
This morning, I saw a brief but poignant image from the Lord. I saw a huge megaphone that was broadcasting falsehoods, treachery, and lies. The script was well-crafted, reasonable to undiscerning ears, and was becoming more and more accepted by those who listened only...
If we do not know how to pray from God’s throne declaring opinions adjudicated from the Courts of Heaven upon the Earth, we will continue to pray from a limited understanding and narrow insight wondering why the course of history is not shifting toward righteous...
This is a time to become lean in our faith. Many things are being offered on the plate of our lives. If these things are not portion-controlled, they will add layers of confusion and inhibit our ability to move at the speed of faith. Yesterday, as Jan and I were...
I remember the first time I was asked to write a personal bio for a ministry position. I had never written a personal biography before. As I wrote, I was trying to cover all the bases I thought someone would need to read to make me sound credible with a bit of wishful...
A pre-awakening is moving across our nation. A slumbering Church is being roused. Pastors and leaders of movements are sensing the critical nature of this hour and are beginning to realize their leadership responsibilities may include speaking the truth in love to...
There are times when I have received a prophetic word or a word of knowledge that I wondered if I should share it. Not everything we hear from the Lord is meant for publication. It happened yesterday. I posted a word about two revelations coming. It was just a...
Every morning, I do an exercise called the plank. It strengthens my core. The exercise wasn't fun when I started doing it a few years ago, but now, I look forward to it each day and have been able to increase my time while holding the plank position. This morning, I...