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God is preparing His people by placing the hidden and broken things in our lives out in the open in plain view. He is doing this, not to punish us, but to remove the old inhibiting ways of living from our lives so we can finish the race of faith intact. Godly exposure...
Dear friends and family, Our daughter, Anna, has been nominated by a longtime friend and fellow author to be considered as the Poet Laureate of Oregon. This is a high honor. Last year, Anna was awarded the Oregon Book Award for her poetry. If you felt led to also...
Reading through the Old Testament, I am happy to have been born at this time in history. There was so much detail in the Old Testament expression of faith that was complicated, like the exact building details of the Tabernacle. However, in both Testaments, there was a...
One of the most challenging things we can do is bring a word of correction. Hopefully, these corrective words are rare and birthed only by a merciful work of the Spirit and not by our own impatience or frustration at the level of brokenness we see in the lives of the...
The farther an experience moves away from our current reality the greater the chance that experience will someday become only a legend to future generations. The first disciples did not let this happen. They lived in the daily demonstration of God’s power and presence...
The Lord may ask you to stand between someone who is guilty of a wrong and their accusers who are pointing out that wrong in vivid detail. In this place some of the most challenging and powerful prophetic statements are delivered without words. Here is where...
A few days ago a guest in our home saw an angel. Before I tell you what he saw, I want to lay some groundwork. After we heard the details about the angel, my wife, Jan, said, “Isn’t it strange how in some parts of the Church you can talk about demons, but...
There will come a time when you realize you said too much and went beyond the scope of the simple word God gave you to share. These are great opportunities to discover the depth of your integrity. Integrity is huge in all aspects of life. Once you lose...
All kingdoms are defined by the territory they possess, control and influence. The kingdom of darkness creates this definition by setting up ruling authority in the territory of human lives, political systems, financial institutions, families or anywhere the Lordship...
Spiritual pioneers had no path to follow. They walked in faith along an uncharted course toward a dream God had placed within their heart. Today, instead of following the well-worn course of a known way, choose to follow the unmarked path of faith. The generations who...
The effectiveness of the prophetic voice of the Church will be measured not only by our ability to release words of encouragement, but in the warnings of love we speak about the evil in our midst. While some believe in the increasing goodness of mankind and have...
I grew up in Los Gatos, a small town adjacent to San Jose in central California, an area rich with the heritage of Old Mexico. Many of the city names that surrounded our family home revealed a Hispanic origin. I was raised around Mexican people and their...
My father was a house-moving contractor. During the 1950’s and early 60’s when the freeway systems of California were being constructed, an entire track of homes in the path of a coming freeway would be sold and moved to new locations. Each house was raised from...
As a woman matures and grows older it is important for a man to realize there will always exist within her a beauty waiting to be discovered in each new season of life. A wise man will relentlessly search for that treasure. This is how passion remains within a...
No prophetic word is complete and absolutely accurate because it’s delivery was filtered through a human vessel. A prophetic word is only a snapshot of a much larger reality. There is a peace that comes when you realize you only prophesy in part. It is important...