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There is so much that needs to be redeemed in our world. Impingements on our freedoms and expressions of evil are increasing. Until the Lord moves, what should we do? Any correction of a culture must be based on God’s timing, not our impatience regarding what we see...
This week I watched an interview with someone that was unsettling. Because of his background, the person being interviewed was intimately aware of what is happening in our nation regarding our open borders and the unchallenged influx of people we do not know who have...
When the Lord said He has cattle on a thousand hills, He wasn’t referring to provision, though it can be inferred when we are experiencing lack and in need of provision. It was a statement about the kind of worship that pleases the Lord. The Lord wanted to get the...
About 30 years ago, I was escorted through the West Wing of the White House. A friend of mine who knew one of President George H. W. Bush’s correspondent secretaries arranged for us to get an after-hours guided tour. During the tour, we came to the Oval...
There is something called generational wealth. This is wealth amassed by one generation and passed on to the next. Some have been denied this blessing due to war, mismanagement, premature death, disease, discrimination, or unresolved issues of sin. Apart from those...
Some of the angst and worry we sense in our lives and within the culture is created when something of value comes to an end, and we can no longer see a way forward. People can fail, and a dream crumples. Politicians and a political system meant to serve a nation seem...
Your set back will become a set forward when God intervenes. You cannot change what has taken place or who was wounded in the painful process, but you can change the condition of your heart. A changed heart will invite God's hand to reach down and transform your set...
I am in debt to anointed pastors who nurtured me at the beginning of my walk of faith. I remember listening to a conversation where a leader had fallen into serious sin. The leader met with my pastor, Roy Hicks, Jr., to begin a process of healing and restoration. When...
In our over-heated and myopically focused social media accounts, we can too easily believe the world is falling apart. Not all we read or hear is true. Not all marriages are struggling. Not all husbands are addicted to porn. Not all wives live in a world of...
Jan and I were talking about friendship. In our conversation, Jan said something profound. “A measure of true friendship is the ability to share another person’s joy.” Everyone suffers in life, so identifying with another person’s pain can be shared more...
At the back of our property, we have a lawn. By this time of year, it is getting really dry. It needs help. We stuck an impulse sprinkler in the ground to water the lawn, giving it some extra attention in the hot summer days of August. Yesterday morning, Jan and...
If you are serving the transition of someone who is your employer or supervisor, your main task is to watch the condition of your heart. In a healthy, honor-filled work environment, the person transitioning may be blessed by financial gifts, severance packages,...
The coming change will be different than what has taken place in the past. Those were abrupt, painful, and stark transitions. This time you will step through the border between two seasons without obstruction. It will be like someone passing through chiffon-like...
An accusation, especially a public accusation, can be devastating. Imagine the sin you deplore above all others. Then imagine you wake up tomorrow morning and began reading through social media to find out, to your horror, you were being wrongly accused of that sin....
Yesterday, I made a mistake that could have become a real hassle. I went into town to run a few errands and ended up at a large shopping center. When I got out of the car, I had a hand full of trash and my car keys in my hands. I headed for one of those large...