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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...
Over the last couple of days, I have followed a heated conversation between pastors over a comment made by a respected leader from within their circle of fellowship. Today, some of those posts have been deleted on both sides of the issue. I am assuming the deletions...
Conspiracy theories are plentiful of late. These theories come and go each time a culture undergoes significant change. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a conspiracy theory as "a theory that explains an event or set of circumstances as the result of a secret...
I was hiking the trails above our home. The area is a historic mining site from the local gold rush of the 1850s. Still visible today are prospector “glory holes.” These are investigative holes miners dug to seek out gold deposits. They cover the hillsides. As I...
In the last twenty-four hours, an intense winnowing has begun in the American Church. Our thoughts, motives, and places of personal deception are being tossed into the air by the Lord to encounter the wind of His Spirit. Much has remained hidden beneath the husk of...
When I read how the Lord challenged Job concerning his faith, a portion of a verse caught my eye, “The light disturbs the wicked” (38:15a). We think of light as simply illuminating things or defining day and night, but light also has an aggressive side. It is...
Great jeopardy exists when we think we have it all figured out, no matter what the subject. A sense of personal omniscience limits our options to the current level of our knowledge and experience. The only safeguard against this kind of jeopardy is to remain humble...
I have hovered over my keyboard this morning, trying to write something. What I discovered in the waiting was a personal frustration at the state of our culture. Whenever frustration tries to press the keys on my laptop, I have learned to stop and wait. The resulting...
Recently, the Lord has been waking me up in the middle of the night to pray. Tonight, after only a few hours of sleep, I was wide awake, so I began to pray in the darkness. I finally got up an hour ago and went into our living room to write these words. While praying,...
Today, a new traffic roundabout opened in our community. It is not like the ones we have in neighborhoods for local traffic. This one services a major highway and is large enough to enable semi-trucks to navigate easily. A roundabout is designed to keep traffic...
We have entered what missiologist Ralph Winter described as a “Super-Century” of Christianity. A Super-Century is a span of time when we reevaluate, redefine, and reset our faith. Super-Centuries have occurred every 400-500 years since the inception of the Church...
For the last few days, I have been reading through the book of Job. It is not a very uplifting read until you get to the very end. The book provides interesting insights into life, friendship, and people’s misconstrued ideas about God. Job was tested in what seemed to...
As soon as I awoke this morning, the Lord spoke. His prophetic word was this – TAKE. EVERY. THOUGHT. CAPTIVE. The Lord instructed me to write those four words with the social media emphasis of capitalization and a period after each word emphasizing the emotion of the...