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Every morning, I sit in my writing chair reading Scripture, remembering Jesus in communion, and praying. During that time, I am both looking and listening in the Spirit to see and hear a confirmation of His faithfulness. He reminds me in new ways of who He is for me,...
While the words of Jeremiah were written to Israel during a specific time and place in history, there is a great deal to learn and apply to our lives at this time. Jeremiah wrote about what grieves the heart of God and then petitions them to return to Him. Referring...
In the middle of the night, I was awakened by coyotes howling just up the canyon from our home. A coyote howl can be an intriguing and sometimes unsettling sound. The howling of a coyote is primarily an announcement to gather the rest of their family unit who were...
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...
There are several reasons why a prophetic word is not received. The content of the word may have been correct, but you simply missed God’s timing. This happens when we get anxious to be heard and speak without asking God about His timing for the delivery. ...
When I was 8 years old, I was convinced babies were created when people kissed. I had vowed to never let my lips touch a girl. That vow lasted about 4 years until puberty kicked in and I kissed a girl on the cheek in the 6th grade. It is interesting what...
An unredeemed dark history will repeat itself unless interrupted and redefined by a fresh work of God’s Spirit. The cycles of human brokenness we see playing out in the daily news has numbed people causing them to exchange hope in a bright future for a false belief...