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Things are happening in our world like the appearance of an eclipse and the collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge that have created a great deal of speculation as to why these events are happening. Some of that speculation can be true. Some will be proven to be...
Choosing to honor Jesus will overcome our greatest fears. After Jesus was crucified, great fear spread among the disciples,” They were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders” (John 20:19). On their minds was the thought, “Are we...
Jesus modeled for us the highest forms of obedience at the time of His suffering and crucifixion. Choosing to obey God’s word is expressed in its purest form when we know that pain and suffering will come, yet we still obey Him. As Jesus concluded His final...
Last night, as I lay in bed just before falling asleep, an image came. I was being carried underneath the belly of a huge bird in flight. In my peripheral vision, I could see its massive wings working up and down. We were flying over something large but from our...
Have you ever heard someone say, “If it’s not in the Bible, I won’t believe it!” While I understand the desire for truth expressed in that statement, we need to understand a much larger reality about Jesus who is the Word and the partial presentation of His life given...
Last week, I had some time to kill so I began to scroll through Facebook. I came to something called a sponsored post. “Sponsored” means someone paid to have the posting show up on your Facebook feed more than normal because they want to sell you something. I normally...
The most impactful and authentic things that take place in your life do not come from self-promotion or unbridled personal ambition. They are dropped into your life by the grace of God. These deposits are many times given in critical moments of spiritual growth as...
As we begin to proof and format my new book, The Sound of Reformation, it is becoming clear to me the next reformation of the Church will not take place inside the Church as a structure or institution. It will take place between people in moments of human interaction...
You have been searching for a way to move forward. You thought the discovery of that way would be part of a complicated process. God does not work through complication. He is profound because He is able to communicate the greatest of truth in the simplest of terms....
As a 28-year old police detective, I thought I had seen it all until I was handed the homicide case of an 18-month old little girl named Savannah. I will never forget her name because God used her death to bring me life. Savannah was murdered by the drunken, live-in...
At times, it can seem like your life has come to a standstill. You may feel like you are dead in the water. But, if you have a measure of faith the size of a mustard seed, you are actually moving forward beyond the natural speed of light at the supernatural speed of...
Recently, Jan and I had coffee with some friends who were preparing their church to enter a new season. In the course of that preparation, a person with a significant leadership role in the church resigned. They were left with an important staff position to fill. I...
Be careful to whom you give permission to edit the content your life. They can end up rewriting your life to such an extent that you look and sound like your editors, not like the unique person God has created. My wife, Jan, is the first person to read the rough draft...
Someone asked me, “Do you ever bring correction with your prophetic ministry?” I said, “Yes, I correct with words of hope.” Over the years, I have become convinced the introduction of hope into a place of human brokenness is the most powerful influencing factor we...
God has placed a fence around your life. You have seen it as a fence of restriction. It is actually a fence of definition and protection. In this season, God has been redefining all aspects of your life. He has used the fence to protect you from those things that want...