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With our national election just a few weeks away, most people already know who they will vote for. The election will be decided over a few states and a small group of undecided voters. We will choose a candidate based on what we know about them, their track record,...
Many believers are chasing things that bring bondage, not freedom. Those activities can sound good, but if they are included in our salvation, we become enslaved to their demands. After Paul told the Colossians that living by the rules of the law cannot save a...
What we need at this time in history are people akin to an instrument-rated pilot, people who can hold their course eventually breaking out above the confusing clouds of uncertainty. https://www.facebook.com/1442665059/videos/1033948554864900
When the first jet struck the Twin Towers 18 years ago today, I stood stunned as I watched the attack unfold. After the second jet hit the second tower, something paid a visit to my life that had been virtually dormant for 24 years. When the attack took place, it had...
On this night 18 years ago, we all went to bed unaware of what would take place the next morning in New York. The only ones aware were the terrorists. We never know what tomorrow will bring. Tonight, pick up your phone or go to your keyboard and tell someone you love...
The sound of our voice can never be silenced if the sound we are making is truth spoken in love. When attempts to muzzle truth have taken place in human history, the truth those voices carried always seemed to get louder under restriction. The sound of truth has the...
Together, we exchange passing glances, slyly smiling at the possibilities. We brush shoulders, press our lips upon sweet necks, hold hands in the spur of a moment, no matter time or place or who may be watching. Each of these speaks of a love...
Everyone goes through seasons of life where their maturity is being developed. In those stumbling seasons, when our immaturity was glaringly obvious, someone made a judgment call on our life. Years could have passed, and they still see us the way we were in days gone...
We can learn some of our most valuable lessons from leaders who show us what we do not want to become. Not all wisdom comes from positive examples. We can think the most valuable lessons are learned from the most honorable leaders. These faithful leaders do have...
A pendulum is constantly swinging back and forth between opinions as the Church tries to navigate through the extremes of theological interpretation. Don’t try to follow the path of the pendulum. If you do, you will become spiritually dizzy and unfocused. Pendulums...
I try to recognize the repetitive things I notice throughout the day to see if God is trying to get my attention. In the last few days, I have seen the word “dichotomy” in print, once on someone’s Facebook post and once on a delivery box. After these notices, I...
We can too easily believe predictions that align with our predisposition or bias on a particular subject. I saw it just this week where a news commentator was predicting the outcome of the next presidential election. I’ve seen it in the predictions made concerning a...
Everyone has a gift. To say someone is “really gifted” is a statement of preference. It simply says we value and might even prefer a particular gift and its function. We like gifts so much we take tests to determine what gifts we might possess. They are popular,...
Eating tacos in a converted gas station that’s now pumping out Mexican fare. Listening to Willie Nelson playing in the background. Wearing old jeans and worn boots. It’s an easy space and time. My lady sits across the table, smiling back at me. She’s sending a...
Church history is formed over time and can appear like a glacier moving at a speed imperceptible to the natural eye. In these glacial-like seasons, some have given up hope and allowed human opinion to form a worldview in conflict with truth. At other...