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This morning, I saw the image of a firing squad. Normally, that image would be depressing, depicting death. It was not about death, it was truth being fired in love into the heart of darkness. It brought life. Truth, when spoken in love, becomes a projectile of hope...
If we live long enough we will eventually be falsely accused of something. It's a shock when this happens, especially regarding people who we thought should know better. These accusations can be tossed out when a misunderstanding happens, a perceived betrayal takes...
For over 20 years, I have hiked all the trails above our town thinking I knew just about all there was to know about the trails until a recent hike. I was hiking along a trail just outside of town when I happened to look down and saw something I had missed all these...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #23 The Threat Of Mercy Mercy is a threat to a religious spirit. A religious spirit controls people with...
Honor is a weapon that can destroy the plans and strategies of hell. When you give honor to people – to the guilty and the innocent alike – something supernatural is released. To a mind limited by natural thinking, honor must first be earned. Those who...
Dear Anonymous You have visited all our lives from time to time. You come shrouded in the perceived safety of anonymity to deliver your comments of dissatisfaction and dishonor. Your words find a way into the comment section of blogs, websites or get...
Whatever happened to the spiritual response called feeling? Some people think our feelings are never accurate and cannot be trusted. These same people are afraid if we allow a person to get in touch with their emotional response to God and life that...
The greatest damage to our lives doesn’t come from the onslaught of hell or the evil plans of another human being. The greatest damage comes from self-inflicted wounds. In my own life, I don’t need the devil or an ornery person to cause me harm. I can do a...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #22 Just Show Up Some of the greatest things in life happen when you simply choose to show up. Choose to show...
When I was a young cop, I was working the midnight shift as a rookie. My training officer and I received a call to respond to a domestic dispute. These calls carry the potential for violence because people release a lifetime of pain in a single, unscripted moment...
On June 4, 1851, three men laid a stone in the west hills of Portland, Oregon that would later become known as the Willamette Stone. The Willamette Stone was used as the initial point of reference for all future land survey measurements taken in Oregon, Washington and...
Today, I saw the image of a tsunami approaching the West Coast of the United States. This is not a natural tsunami, but a tsunami of answered prayers. When this tsunami strikes our coastline it will break upon our communities with supernatural power. At some...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #21 Arguing In Absence One of the most devastating things you can do is to allow an argument to take place in your...
When scripture tells us a peace is available that “exceeds anything we can understand” it means peace is available even when what is causing our lack of peace is still present and active in our life. This is a God-peace that comes in the middle of the turmoil and...
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #20 Avoid Early Criticism Make the choice to not align with the first critical voices that demand your alignment...