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During breakfast a few minutes ago, Jan and I watched an interview on the Tucker Carlson Network with a man named John Rich. Rich is a singer who had a profound download from Heaven. As a result of that download, he wrote a song called Revelation. As he spoke about...
There are two kingdoms active on Earth – the kingdom of man and the Kingdom of God. We need to understand the distinction between the two because our hope for the future will only remain intact when we are devoted to Jesus and His Kingdom. Of the Lord’s Kingdom,...
In this life when pain and loss come, we are never without the effect of God’s restorative blessings if our heart remains pliable to His will. This is why we can praise the Lord no matter what comes our way. The life of Job is an example of the Lord’s restoration....
Typically, when we think of the word “breakthrough”, we understand it to mean pushing through some restriction that stands before us. This morning, while in prayer, I saw an image of a person walking forward in obedience to a word from the Lord. They were focused on...
The depth of our character and the breadth of our compassion are revealed when a noted public figure passes with whom we disagree politically or morally or when a guilty person suffers what some consider a deserved punishment. An undisciplined and unmerciful response...
Today, former First Lady Barbara Bush passed away. What a great lady she was. I just read a brief bio of her life and like each of our First Ladies, I must admit, I find they are more interesting than their husbands. I have been married to a very strong, informed and...
Spirit-led imagination functions in a place of unexplored possibilities outside the boundary of what is currently known and defined. This imagination takes place on the leading edge of an expanding revelation. C.S. Lewis described an experience called a "baptism of...
The prophetic voice of the Church should sound different than the voices of the political and social pundits we hear on our favorite news outlet. When our voice becomes saturated with the same frustration and uses the same talking points as this battling political...
Our authority is never established until it is challenged. In the challenge, the condition of our heart is revealed. These challenges can become a gift to us if we are willing to exchange our fear, defensiveness and the need to control the situation for humility. Once...
The separating veil is so thin. It is sheer and wafting before our eyes like fine gauze. If we could only imagine how thin and close it is to us – the eternal, the other side of all things as we now know them. They walk there with Him, our departed loved ones,...
If you are a pioneer, prophet or forerunner, you will see and hear things long before they appear in the cultural dialogue. You may even write or speak about these things, but at the time you shared them, there seemed to be no widespread understanding or...
I was listening to a YouTube video of an old rocker (Peter Frampton) to see if I wanted to invest the money in a concert he is doing this summer. As I listened to some of his old familiar songs, I was transported back in emotional time. I could feel the rumble of the...
There are some relationships where you are not allowed to ask the most important questions because the negative assumptions of the hearer have deafened their ears to the truth. In these situations, you are not left without recourse. You can pray, act with kindness and...
“Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven…” (Acts 2:2). The word translated as sound here is ēchos: it means sound or noise (and is also the root of the English word “echo”). The same word was used in Luke 4 to describe the sound of a testimony created by the ministry...
I have had the opportunity to travel to many nations. Each time I returned to the United States, I felt thankful that I lived in a nation that offered opportunity and stability. Maybe, like many, I lived in a bubble of time where rapid, unexpected and culture-altering...