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I love the God of pre-time. I love the God of both the Old and New Testament and the intertestamental period. I love the God who will reign after time disappears and we are ushered into eternity. To not love this God in all His manifestations is the road to...
When we become part of the Church, we bring with us unhealthy ways of thinking that the Lord wants to change. One thing we bring is an unhealthy form of hero worship. From time to time, this misdirected understanding of a leader's role needs to be excised from our...
In the opening chapter of I Corinthians, Paul had a lot to say to the church in Corinth. He wanted believers to know the difference between earthly wisdom and power and the wisdom and power of God. Paul used his opening comments to set the stage for gaining that...
We have all heard the term “keeping abreast of the latest news.” It’s a fairly common phrase. I have always thought it meant to keep informed on the latest happenings in the world. It has a deeper meaning. The word “abreast” is defined to mean “beside one...
Tonight, I’m thinking of the warm summer nights of my boyhood riding in my dad’s 59 Chevy pickup. Mom and dad were up front. My brother and I rode in the back seated in the truck bed. It was a Friday night ritual heading into town to get broasted chicken and...
Jan and I live in a small cottage built during World War II. It was part of an officer's housing unit in a military training facility located in southern Oregon during the war. After the war, our home was purchased at auction and moved to its current location in 1948....
Nighttime can be the worst time. This is when hell often speaks the loudest and tries to turn your rest into restlessness. Fatigue in life and ministry does not come from a packed schedule. We can be busy but live in rest. In times of transition, our fatigue...
Today, I took a few minutes between errands to visit a car show that takes place each year in Medford, Oregon. Row after row of classic cars was lined up on a grass field in one of our city parks. In the middle of all the cars was an Olds 442 muscle car. I stopped in...
There are times on social media and in our personal relationships when people will unfollow us because they were afraid of where our faith would take them if they continued in the relationship. People can struggle with another person’s faith because it exposes...
God is about to push the pause button on the circumstance of your life. The pause will cause all the confusion and surrounding spiritual noise to settle down and fall in place under submission to God's will. Right now it doesn’t feel like a pause button...
In the name of Jesus Christ, I bless your spirit in this new hour. May you take hold of something new; a fresh new way you have never been before, a fresh plan...
Life has enough drama. We don’t need to create drama or follow its leading. Drama is best left on a stage. Give your significant other, your co-workers, social media and the world a gift – a drama-free interaction with you. People who carry peace instead of...
Over the years, I've heard people make a variety of statements that caused me to pause and ponder the credibility of what they spoke. I once heard someone say, “If you are going to lead you need to read.” While that sounds good on the surface, it fails as a blanket...
Yesterday, the Church all around the world gathered to celebrate Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost was the day when the Spirit came in a sudden and unexpected demonstration of power. I try to examine what takes place after such events. I am not sure God wants us...
You know how it is when you wake up a bit too early in the morning and look at the illuminated clock on your nightstand. You hope you can go back to sleep. This morning, the clock read 3:12 AM here in Oregon. In that waking moment, I saw an interesting...