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There are times when our faith will take us into situations where evil is present to seek out and expose its presence. As David began writing Psalm 101, he said, “I will sing of your love and justice, Lord” (vs.1). Love and justice set the stage for what David would...
I used to think those who sat down for an interview in front of a backdrop of books stacked high on a bookshelf were very smart and insightful. I also got the impression that someone who quoted obscure intellectual sources, or a person who had advanced educational...
I’ve had to check the condition of my heart while Jan and I walk through our town and see signs of support for political candidates. I realized my disdain at some of these lawn signs was a chance for me to mature in my faith. One of the most challenging things in this...
I would like to comment on many things taking place in the public square, but in doing so, I would probably scare some people and offend others with my frankness. So, I remain silent and pray. My lips carry multiple scars from years of biting them in an attempt to...
Together, we ran toward a cliff edge hand in hand, confronting our fear. At its imposing edge, we lept in faith, reaching for the heart of God. At the moment of our leaping, wings of mercy and grace grew out beyond our circumstance, and took us higher and higher...
I am not afraid of heights…certain kinds of heights. Yesterday, I was doing a few to-do list things around our home. One item was using the leaf blower to clear leaves from our roof. Jan was meeting with someone in town, so I decided to have the job done when she...
At our best, we only see and understand the events of life in part. The experience of personal and cultural change has deposited people in new places without their full knowledge of how they arrived or what had actually taken place in the transition. Most of life...
You can turn off your favorite news outlet for a year and turn it back on again, and not much will have changed except the names of the participants in the news stories. While that can be true, I believe we are living in a unique moment of history. It is...
Yesterday, I was walking through a sporting goods store and saw some baseball gloves, aka mitts. It had been years since I held a glove. I picked one up and put it on. As soon as my hand slipped into the glove, I sensed the Lord speaking. He said, “Give Me something...
Things will eventually fall into place. In the process of finding that place, it is the “falling” part of the process that can seem confusing, and at times, overwhelming. A final destination in freefall can be undefinable. It will require trust, especially when you...
Yesterday, a sad image was posted of a dead eagle lying face down in a creek in western Oregon. Authorities are seeking information that would lead to the arrest of the person responsible for killing the magnificent creature. When I first saw the image, I was filled...
Each night, I kneel by our bed and pray for my family that we would have dreams in the night birthed by the Spirit. Last night, I was the recipient of that prayer. In the dream, I was sitting across from someone known throughout the world, not only as one of the...
I was looking at a photograph of a favorite surfing spot of mine from my younger days in Santa Cruz, California. As a young man waiting for the next set of waves, my attention was focused only on what was immediate and soon to arrive. Now, when I look at the...
God is raking the prophetic landscape as a master gardener would carefully rake the soil of a delicate flower bed. He is removing the debris that gets in the way of fully appreciating the beauty of what He has planted. The Lord is removing assumptions we have allowed...
I do most of the cooking nowadays. Tonight, I asked Jan what she would like for breakfast, pancakes, or cheesy grits, both accompanied by eggs and bacon. Looking across the living room at me, she smiled and said, "Your call." I'm having a cheesy grits thing going on,...