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Prophetic Horizons
Aligning people with their God-Defined identity.
THE WINNOWING OF PROPHETIC WORDS
Declaring opinions or the positions we have about heated issues are not prophecies no matter how prophetic sounding they may appear or how well-crafted the delivery may sound. We need to look deeper than just its presentation. While there will be a final winnowing of...
REMOVING GOD’S WORD
Recently, I have noticed people are discarding portions of Scripture telling us certain texts do not apply to us or that the text does not reveal the heart of God. It is a consequential choice to make. Discarding God's word is nothing new. It has happened before in...
Precision Fire
God is calling forth precision prayer warriors who will move past generic prayers to very specific forms of prayer that God will use to turn the course of significant spiritual battles. Many of these individuals will be so removed from the actual conflict they...
The Faucet of Rage
A faucet of rage has appeared and is within reach. As tensions rise and the cultural dialogue heats up, you have found yourself wanting to reach out and open the faucet to let your unbridled emotions and opinions join the current of rage that is flooding our culture....
Raking in a New Season
Yesterday, I was raking up mounds of colorful leaves that covered our back yard. While raking the leaves, the Lord said, “You are raking up the shade of summer.” I knew what He meant. I was raking into piles the very things that provided us with the cool shade we so...
You are Srtonger than You Realize
If you have learned how to survive in a broken place for an extended season of time, you are stronger than you realize. Your life is living evidence that your faith is working and you are strong even though you might feel weak. In situations of civil unrest,...
Breaking Camp
Jan reminded me of something we don’t often consider when we enter a time of change and transition. Using the Israelites as an example, they had to break camp before they could move. Transition is not always immediate. It is a process that involves breaking camp with...
The Language of Revival
Wallace Henley, a revival historian, shared an interesting note about the Welsh Revival of 1904-5. Henley wrote, “The transformation was so profound and so personal that the mules pulling the coal out of Welsh mines had to be retrained. They only knew the foul curses...
Turning the Cultural Tide
At some point, each of us may be called to resist the downward slide of society toward further manifestations of insanity by saying no and standing immovable in our convictions. This kind of courage has been the hallmark of freedom, both politically and spiritually,...
Our Sacred Trust
Just because a journey begins with excitement and hope that is not a guarantee that it will end as such. Only God remains unchangeable. Every human being and cultural institution is subject to decay if not living under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Only God’s Kingdom...
A Moment in Time from The Jesus Movement
A request was sent out over social media by Wheaton College requesting stories from anyone involved in the Jesus Movement. Wheaton is conducting a research project about that time in history. I copied a chapter from my book, The Prophetic Voice, and sent it to the...
Recalling History
My grandfather riding home in a horse-drawn buggy one sunny afternoon when, as a young boy, saw a man swinging from makeshift tree gallows in the fall of 1889. My father, born at night in a sod house in ‘08 on the Oklahoma plains west of Guymon. ...
Available To God
Jesus loved people, but there were times when he needed to get away to process life alone with the Father. Some answers only come in times of separation. The deeper you get into this transition, the more you will need to make yourself available to God. When...
Dusty Gravel Roads
You were moving forward untroubled and at peace on a long road of smooth pavement. All of a sudden, you entered a rough gravel stretch. It’s raw, noisy, and uncomfortable. Slow down and steady your grip on the wheel. Smooth pavement is returning in just a few more...