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The greatest threat to any earthly kingdom is the loss of its power. This threat is especially true when it comes to the kingdom of darkness, which is the core motivator of all evil on earth. When a threat to authority is discovered, those associated with that threat...
Last night in a dream, I was sitting with a group of leaders in the Church. As they spoke about the success of their ministries, they spoke about what they needed to accomplish as the goals of their respective ministries. In a pause in the conversation, it was my turn...
Every few months, as I hike the trails above our home, I need to transition between forest lands on a section of paved road. It had been a few months since I hiked that stretch of roadway. On a previous hike, I noticed several discarded bottles of Fireball whiskey...
Many believers are chasing things that bring bondage, not freedom. Those activities can sound good, but if they are included in our salvation, we become enslaved to their demands. After Paul told the Colossians that living by the rules of the law cannot save a...
What we need at this time in history are people akin to an instrument-rated pilot, people who can hold their course eventually breaking out above the confusing clouds of uncertainty. https://www.facebook.com/1442665059/videos/1033948554864900
I listened to an interview with the author of the book The Vibe Shift. He said people are realizing a gap between what we have been told is true and what is false. People are seeing the distance increasing between those two realities, and it’s creating a vibe. This...
When a person is born again, their mind is not yet renewed. The renewal of our minds is a process that takes place over time under the direction of the Spirit. Someone can gain stature and prominence within the Church but still minister out of an unrenewed mind. This...
I must admit something. There are times when a negative issue seems out of my control in my mind and thoughts of doom and dread fill my thinking, that I begin rehearsing negative outcomes. Perhaps this is enhanced in me because for the years I spent as a cop, I...
Every warning from the Lord brings with it a promise. For some, reading the Old Testament is a struggle as they read about the self-induced consequences of people’s sin. They get caught up in the consequences and miss the promises. In those challenging prophecies are...
My parents bought me a little stuffed puppy when I was an infant. I still have that puppy. It has been with us over the years through many travels and ministry assignments here and abroad. Just the other day, I noticed it atop a bookshelf in our guest room. I was...
Every promise of God has a heavenly storehouse of provision backing up what has been promised. Because of that stored provision, we can declare what God has promised with greater confidence. Haggai the prophet wrote, “I am giving you a promise now while the seed is...
The deepest insight does not come from the highest forms of human intellect. It comes from insight provided by the Spirit. We cannot educate ourselves into that insight or belong to some spiritual in-crowd to gain it. It is a revelation from God who shows no...
We can remain silent when the Lord asks us to speak. That silence will produce regret and self-condemnation. Here is an option when those times come. https://www.facebook.com/1442665059/videos/886075370069580
Everything God has done throughout history has been for redemptive purposes. Even in the challenging messages of the Old Testament prophets, the redemption of God’s people was foremost on His mind. At the end of Habakkuk’s prophecy, as his knees trembled and his lips...
Optimism without discernment will become a deception. Discernment will allow us to look through the veneer of what has been prepared for us to reveal God's perspective. We live in a world constantly trying to lead us away from the truth to embrace illusions...