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On the side of our property is an old fence. It’s at least 40 years old, maybe older. A vine was planted along the fence years ago and has since grown up and outside the original supporting structure of a trellis nailed to the fence. Over the years, the vine grew and...
There’s a fine balance between making known the spiritual gifts we use to serve the Church and self-promotion. This is not just for pastors and prophets. This is a check of our integrity that applies to all of us in every setting of life. I’ve stopped following some...
As 2024 approaches and our nation processes yet another election cycle, our faith must be built upon the victory of the Cross of Christ, not on the dangling bits of false hope offered to us by a change in government. Pursuing the latter as our primary goal will lead...
I watched an amazing video. It was about a fisherman kneeling on the deck of his fishing boat tossing scraps of food at a large group of beautiful bald eagles. The eagles flew onto the deck and hopped around this man as he threw morsels their way. The video...
There will come a point in your life when the net of your youth will no longer be able to hold the weight of your aging. Some fear this moment and spend their time and energy trying to prevent its arrival. There is another option. Engage the beauty of aging and the...
If someone were to ask me why Jan and I are walking in a place of convergence and blessing at this point in our lives, I would say we have tried to follow each nudge of God’s Spirit for the last 43 years. Those nudges were not always really clear forms of direction....
Have you ever wondered about the size of God’s love? In order to try and grasp that reality look with me at some facts about outer space – something God created with just the sound of His voice. Take our sun for example. It is huge. 1.3 million Earths could fit inside...
The gift of prophecy is not the equivalent of an energetic half-time pep talk from a coach. A coach will challenge his athletes to draw on the strength and training they possess in order to produce a win. The words of his half-time challenge are based on what he knows...
The most devastating spiritual attacks come to those places in our lives where we are still unresolved. An unresolved place is where the Lordship of Jesus Christ has not yet been established. Only those places given to God are safe in a time of conflict. Every thought...
Every morning I have a ritual. I get the coffee ready and put out something sweet for Jan to have with her coffee when she gets up. This morning there was a Mason jar with just a little bit of honey left in the bottom. It was a cool night so the honey was slow making...
I have a clay lamp that is 2,000 years old. It fits into the palm of my hand. It was given to me years ago as a gift along with a certificate of authentication from Israel. There are still burn marks on the opening where the wick once burned. This is a small household...
I have a clay lamp that is 2,000 years old. It fits into the palm of my hand. It was given to me years ago as a gift along with a certificate of authentication from Israel. There are still burn marks on the opening where the wick once burned. This is a small household...
There is an unsettling phrase that reads, “Civilization is never more than nine meals away from anarchy.” The Romans manifested the truth of that statement by subtly bribing a dominated culture with the basics of life to gain control and force people to play by the...
When I cast my vote, I imagine faces. I imagine the face of… a hungry child who could be helped by better social programs. a battered woman who feels unprotected and vulnerable. a person ravaged by a war of national convenience. a baby grimacing in pain during a...
There are times when what appears to be a chance meeting is actually an appointment with destiny. Forty-six years ago as a twenty year-old college student, I walked across a college campus and saw my wife, Jan, for the first time. In that moment a divine connection...