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There are distractions taking place in our world that are a tactic of the enemy. Their intent is to rob us of hope and weaken our faith. Properly discerning these distractions will determine the longevity and effectiveness of our testimony. I recently had a very...
During the years when I worked behind a badge, on a few occasions, I had people try to kill me. By God’s grace and good training, I was able to survive those situations. Since the days when I worked as a cop, the streets have become even more violent and unrestrained....
I value straightforward answers. Whenever I am around people who are hard to pin down, their partial and deflective answers are like a puddle of mercury moving around without clear definition avoiding answers that would offer clarity about what they believe. Their...
You are holding a lamp of revelation provided by the Lord. The lamp is only illuminating the area around your feet. You know the scripture defines the word as a lamp to your feet and a light to your path, but you want more. You want a spotlight to light...
What if you could come back to this day and do it all over again? What if you could return to that unkind conversation and respond differently? What if you could discover the profound experience you missed because it was hidden behind the familiar? What if you could...
You are being forced to love in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable. Demanding fingers are pointing to a narrow and shallow definition of love that demands you walk only upon the steeping stones of their limited understanding. The most powerful form of love...
You have been shopping at the spiritual sale rack. You have not believed there is more for you. God has called you to an extravagance of faith that to some people will appear outlandish. Don’t allow people with meager mindsets to be your spiritual fashion...
You are sitting in your boat. The waves of your daily routine are splashing against the hull in monotonous predictability. As you wonder about the next step in your life you hear the Lord speak, “Step out and come to Me.” Between you and His voice is an...
There is a gem set in the midst of the Church. This gem is called truth. It is revelation. It is the faith once delivered. It is all things made known to us by God. Like a natural gemstone there are multiple facets for each spiritual truth. These...
You dropped the ball. It was not your intent to do so, but it happened. You were careless. You are in shock as you see the things you once held dear now falling towards eventual destruction. You are expecting the fall and crash to destroy what you dropped, but God has...
Within the bowl of fruit something unusual is taking place. The rotten fruit is not infecting the other pieces of fruit. In fact, just the opposite is taking place. The healthy fruit is beginning to transform the rotten fruit. In a natural way of thinking...
Years ago you requested something from God. In a moment of belief you made a request. Over time you forgot what you asked for and simply moved on with life. God has not forgotten your prayer. His faithfulness never diminished over time like your memory....
The scene is almost comical. What God has asked you to do resembles a small child walking up to a huge set of barbells in a gym and attempting a lift. Some of the people in your life have told you the act of faith you are attempting will be impossible to...
There are two kinds of whispers taking place in your life. One whisper is spoken behind your back. This whisper demeans and dishonors you. The other whisper – the whisper of God - is spoken directly to you, face-to-face. The whispers of God affirm and encourage. There...
The ripe fruit of your labor has finally fallen from the tree, but it has become suspended in mid-air like the freeze-frame of a motion picture. You see its sweetness, but you can’t touch or taste it just yet. You have wondered why you have not been able to eat...