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While the Lord instructed Moses about how to live in the land, He gave instructions about many areas of life. Regarding one issue, murder, the Lord said what happens when there is no punishment for a murderer’s crime, “murder pollutes the land” (Numbers 35:33). The...
In the massive and diverse flow of opinions about life and how we should live, the only way to live a right and honorable life is to align our response to those opinions with God’s word. Only then will we be aligned with truth, even if the moment of our obedience...
When we read about Balaam and his talking donkey, we tend to focus on the miracle of an animal speaking to a human. But there is more to the story than that miracle. Balak was the king of the Moabites. He saw the approaching Israelites and wanted Balaam to curse...
There are times when two people experience something so challenging that in order to move forward each of them will need to agree to lay down their shared history without demanding anything from the other person. This is not ignoring what took place rather it is...
2015 - The Year Of...... ....whatever you need it to be. Paul wrote that God will supply all your needs according to the riches found in the depository of His glory. This is more than just meeting your financial needs - it applies to all areas of your life and...
I have come to realize one of the challenges we face when experiencing any form of physical or emotional limitation is feeling like we have become damaged goods. Recently, I must admit that thought crossed my mind after my recent heart attack. I have always thought I...
Last Sunday, December 28, I had a heart attack. I had been invited to preach at a wonderful church - the Klamath Christian Center in Klamath Falls, Oregon. This is a gracious church with a reputation for loving God and loving people. The pastor, Scott Hines, has...
This morning, I read a short prophetic word written by a respected woman who carries a prophetic mantle. She spoke about a coming reformation among women. When I read her words I felt the Lord impress upon me how this reformation might take place. Over the years, I...
When God parts the waters before you to help you make a passage that seems impossible without His supernatural intervention, you will walk across on dry ground. He did this at the Red Sea crossing with Moses and He did it with Joshua leading the people of Israel...
The heavens above us were opened once and for all when Jesus rose from the dead. Because of His resurrection, each believer now lives under an open heaven. The heavens do not open or close based on our disobedience. Heaven is not in submission to human disobedience....
There is a belief that says the last person standing wins the prize. In personal conflicts empowered by positional dominance people must be cut down through the unrighteous use of power in order to gain and maintain position. The victor in these conflicts will...
As you gather to celebrate Christmas with family and friends, I want to tell you a story. As a young couple with two little children, our family ventured from Oregon to Kalispell, Montana to plant the first Foursquare Church in that mountain town. We went as...
We have moved into a new season of human history where the wise will make critical adjustments in the way they chose to think and live. To prepare for life in this new reality, God wants to rapidly mature some who have become slack in their faith. This slackness...
Recently, I was helping a family prepare the memorial service for their son who had suddenly died. As we put together the elements of the service the mother of the young man began to tell me stories from his life. The young man had experienced a challenging...
In the early 1970’s during the Jesus Movement anyone with a King James Bible (KJV) and a dictionary who could explain what the 400 year-old language meant was considered a Bible scholar. Some of the wording used in that old translation was so strange to our ears...