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On this day, February 10, 1994, my pastor, and one of the greatest mentors in my life, Roy Hicks, Jr, died in an airplane crash not far from where Jan and I now live. The truths Roy represented and his integrity with Scripture still resonate in my heart. Thirty years...
There are times when we speak the truth that what we say will be offensive because it violates long-held religious traditions. If our goal is to use truth to be offensive for offensive’s sake, the truth we speak will not have its intended purpose. It will make us just...
When I read Scripture, I look for repeats. Repetition is something used to drive home a point. Jesus repeated Himself as He taught parables. One set of repetitions had to do with the function of angels at the end of the world. “The Son of Man will send his angels,...
In this cycle of American politics we have become a living illustration of the conversation Joshua had with the commander of the Lord’s heavenly army. “Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his...
At some point you will need to plan your escape. This is an escape from the opinions of other people, the “you need to do this or that” kind of advice or the feeling that somehow you have missed the “it” of life. This escape can be done in two ways. One way will...
In military and police work the term “Staging Area” is used to describe a location designated where intelligence, personnel and materials are assembled in preparation for a coming campaign or assault. Personally, I have stood in actual staging areas where my...
There are puppets dancing across the world stage. Every puppet has a puppet master. You will need the Spirit-empowered gift of discernment to clearly see into the spiritual realm and to understand what is actually taking place behind the curtain on the world stage....
When I was a young pastor, I hiked alone to the very crest of the Rocky Mountains that overlooked the Flathead Valley in northwest Montana. Jan and I were pastoring a church in the valley below in the city of Kalispell. As I stood atop the rocky ridgeline to my right...
We are having a succession of events that could resemble a news headline with the title, “The Day After” - The Day After 9/11 - The Day After Paris - The Day After San Bernardino - The Day After Dallas and now, The Day After Nice. Each act of terror and violence puts...
As a young SWAT cop, I was assigned to the case of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA). The SLA was the premier domestic terror group in operation in the United States during the early 1970’s. They kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst and went on a spree of bank robberies...
As a young SWAT cop, I was assigned to the case of the Symbionese Liberation Army – the SLA. The SLA was the premier domestic terror unit in operation in the United States during the early 1970’s. They eventually kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst and went on a spree of...
As tension grows in our culture unresolved issues will incite people to greater levels of dishonor and violence. At the same time, God will give insight to His people releasing greater levels of revelation that offer solutions and direction not available to those...
Twenty-five years ago the Lord gave me four questions to ask myself. At the time, I Jan and I were between assignments and served for a short season on the staff of a large church. One day, I introduced the four questions at a staff meeting as a way to keep...
Missing in the national dialogue about our current cultural strife and despair is a discussion about the role of demonic powers. While racial injustice, violence and social wrongs exist and need to be addressed, the real source of their empowerment are dark spiritual...
This weekend, Jan, Anna and I had the rare opportunity of ministering together at the Crescent City Foursquare Church in Crescent City, California. While Anna was conducting a Prophetic Art Workshop with Jan, I took the opportunity to spend the day in the city walking...