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Over the years, I've had people who were personally connected to me walk away from our relationship without offering any explanation for their departure. After repeated attempts to reach out and make things right, I was never given a response. In the process of our...
Where Jan and I live, we have four ways to leave our neighborhood. Each exit leads to a different way out of town. We don’t live on a dead-end street or within the confines of a cul-de-sac. The way of escape, should we need to do so, is open with several options...
For those who love the Church and want to see her prosper, it’s important to understand the conditions in which people live. To ignore those realities will remove the power of the Gospel to overcome those issues and suffering they create. The Gospel is meant to be...
You have viewed some of your work for God as a loss. He is about to correct that faulty thinking and show you that whatever you did for Him is never a loss. It has become an offering to Him. He will repay you and upgrade you far beyond the perceived value of those...
Every gift, every talent, every one of the five equipping gifts, and every ministry in the Church must filter its function and interaction with people through the fruit of the Spirit or it will become abusive, insensitive and separate. If you want to learn how to...
Some of those for whom you have asked forgiveness may not yet have the capacity of character or the spiritual maturity needed to receive what you have offered. Give them time and trust God with the outcome. Their rejection of your offer is not a rejection of you. It...
This afternoon, I set aside some time to work on a project. I turned on Pandora and listened to some music. A few minutes into the project, a song came on by Vince Gill. He sang about the blessing of finding someone who loved you in the most special way. It was so...
The second chapter of John is filled with contrasts. It starts out with Jesus changing water into wine and ends with Jesus using a whip to clear out the moneychangers from the Temple. There seem to be two camps in the Church. On one hand, you have those who love a...
Every morning, I walk with my dog out of our dark bedroom through the kitchen in route to the living room where I spend my morning writing. On my way to the living room, I stop long enough to start the coffee maker and feed the dog. I then turn out the kitchen light...
Jan and I were driving home after five days on the road. Ahead of us on the freeway, I saw the flashing yellow lights on two escort vehicles. One escort was in front and the other at the rear of a diesel truck towing a large lowboy trailer. Atop the trailer was the...
This morning, I recalled something that took place 40 years ago. I had just awakened and was turning on the coffee maker getting ready for a morning of writing when the memory paid a visit. When the memory came a word I believe may apply to some of you. Forty...
Here are the last 8 words spoken by a business just before it begins to die while still attempting to produce an outdated product, “We have never done it that way before.” These are last 8 words a church will speak just before it enters a lifeless expression of faith,...
The Lord has birthed a new book in my heart. Several months ago, my friend, Denny Cline, invited me to speak at the Northwest Reformation Summit in Albany, Oregon. We just concluded the final conference session last night. What a powerful time! In the months of prayer...
Maybe it's time for you to rethink how you process time. Your life is rapidly compressing and squeezing out every remaining moment of free time. In the end, this squeezing can leave you empty of real substance and filled only with the demands produced by your...
Our prayers need to contain an element of prophetic release. When you pray for a difficult situation don’t limit your prayers to only petitions. Your prayers need to contain the creative potential of prophecy. God is waiting to hear you pray prophetically and call...