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Beware of “new evidence” that attempts to redefine ancient truth. This new evidence is different from understanding the context in which an issue occurred and needs to be rightly interpreted to bring understanding. New evidence that dismisses what has been understood...
We don’t do well when we leave the environment of the Spirit and attempt to live as believers in a world of compromise. That journey will put our spiritual lives in a place of jeopardy. A few days ago, after several days of steady rain, worms began to crawl out of the...
Scripture is a combination of both parables and straight-up statements that cut to the chase. The following verse goes straight to the truth: "The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness and...
I have been asking God to show me the spiritual aspect of what has taken place during the election cycle of 2016. It is clear to all that our nation is in the throes of painful and hurtful expressions of separation, disconnection, abandonment, anger and sorrow akin to...
You were hung on a relational clothesline and dismissed. You were literally hung out to dry. Those who did this to you thought by hanging you in this isolated place they would never see you again. But God had another outcome in mind. While you were hanging in...
Family is listed as one of the 7 mountains of cultural influence. If that is correct, maybe its time to rethink the role of motherhood. Just for context, the other 6 mountains are Government, Religion, Economy, Education, Media and Arts/Entertainment. Those six...
As I was praying for someone, I saw the image of a flower that was in the process of losing its petals. One petal after another began to lose their grip and fall to the ground. The fallen petals lay in a pile around the base of a single stem. All of a sudden the...
What if there was someone who felt called to share only words of hope? What if that person believed they could change the world one hope-filled utterance at a time? What if the words that person spoke were not influenced by whoever occupied a place of power?...
Just a few days ago, I had an early childhood flashback. I remembered the sensation of being carried by my father when I was a small boy. The feeling was not just the joy of having my father hold me as he walked forward, it was the feeling of being free from the...
My first car was a 57 Chevy like the one in the picture. Same color. The only difference was mine had solid chrome wheels and moon hubcaps and a bit of rake in the rear. I bought mine for $500.00 in 1966. It had a 283 with a 4-barrel Holley carb and a Hurst 3-speed....
Early this morning, as I sat in my chair writing, I was playing the beautiful instrumental work titled Watermark. As the song surrounded me with its beauty my attention was drawn toward the front window of our living room that overlooks a timbered mountainside. Framed...
Last week a strange cat entered our backyard. Our cat is named Mister. He considers our backyard his domain and quickly scared the stuffing out of the trespassing cat sending it high up into the branches of a maple tree. Since the leaves were all gone, the only...
There are times when you have to make your intentions crystal clear. If not, hell will try to violate the borders of your life. A friend of mine lives in a very large and expensive home overlooking our valley. His paved driveway travels up a steep private driveway...
Real change, the kind of change that produces a sense of awe, is about to take place. What has transpired on the national stage can become a diversion if we do not see these events with the eyes of the Spirit. While it appears to some that God has made His most...
Paul spoke to the Corinthians about a third heaven – a place where the throne of God is located. That heaven is where you and I now sit in Christ at the right hand of the Father. A third heaven assumes the existence of a first and second heaven. The first heaven is...