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As I read through the book of Ezekiel, I came across the following verse, “But look! Your oarsmen have taken you into stormy seas!” (Ezekiel 27:26). The words were directed at Tyre who in its great wealth and influence were sailing into a storm that would sink their...
Fleeing a city or state because of increasing manifestations of evil has become a popular choice among those who disagree with the negative policies represented by a city or state government. While that reaction is motivated many times by a concern for family,...
Jan and I have been part of the development of an international ministry with tremendous global impact. The ministry has been stewarded with utmost integrity and professionalism. They are right at the place of release, but there have been repeated delays in the final...
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...
I saw the image of a person walking down a busy street with ear buds in both ears. They were looking down at the pavement as they walked. The person was unable to hear the sounds around them because of the pre-programmed music they had chosen to fill their ears....
I saw the image of a person walking down a busy street with ear buds in both ears. They were looking down at the pavement as they walked. The person was unable to hear the sounds around them because of the pre-programmed music they had chosen to fill their ears....
In the early days of American aviation pilots did not have the modern navigational instruments we use today. In the 1920’s, the U.S. Postal Service created a transcontinental air route for mail pilots flying from New York to San Francisco. Pilots made their way...
An enemy won over to friendship will become a stronger ally than an untested crowd of associates. Do not dismiss your enemies as potential allies. Keep the doors open. Don’t burn your bridges. Test the condition of your heart and watch the hand of God begin to move....
When the famous missionary Dr. David Livingstone died in Africa in 1873, the Africans loved him so much they removed his heart from his chest and buried it in African soil. His body, without his heart, was taken back to Britain and interred at Westminster Abbey....
You made a righteous decision and instead of being honored you were hung out to dry. All of a sudden you find yourself in a place of relational isolation. The outcome of this situation looks like someone attached a clothes hanger to your shoulders and hung you on an...
Doors are opening, but not all of these doorways should be entered. Some of what is opening before you will fall under the definition of temptation, not revelation. Walk in wisdom. This is a critical moment in time. The sound of these opening doors will begin to fill...
When I was a boy growing up in California, I remember the days before the freeways came. I especially remember old Highway 99. It was a major spine of travel up and down the San Joaquin Valley. I remember the fruit stands, high-fenced reptile farms with their...
I saw a person who finally had enough of the dark harassment that had been coming against them because of past mistakes. In a moment of Spirit-led courage they boldly declared the truth that God loved them even in the face of their obvious personal failure. I saw them...
Last weekend our entire community rallied together to find a lost runner. A local doctor went for a run on Friday morning and got lost. Thankfully she was discovered alive 56 hours later. She spent two nights in the mountains wearing only her running shorts, a tee...
Here in southern Oregon our peach season has come to an end. I always have a tinge of sadness at this time of year because I love the peaches produced by my favorite orchard. In fact, the last six peaches from the last lug sold to me by the orchardist now sit on our...