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The title of this post is from an old children’s hymn. Its title is appealing to some who have reduced Jesus to a warm and fuzzy cuddle doll, not the full spectrum of His life. They do not allow their theology of Jesus to hint at a demonstration of His power and...
The Lord is reordering His Church. He is examining our hearts to see if we are truly following Him or a muddled and confused version of Him and His Kingdom. After the crowd saw Jesus feed the five thousand, something happened. "When the people saw him do this...
It's hard to convince some people that what we are saying is the truth. The rejection they use to justify their dismissal is a form of disbelief, revealed through the misguided assumptions they have about our message, and their familiarity with us. Social media has...
Voting is not just casting a ballot for a preferred candidate. We also vote by the purchases we make, how we raise our families, and how we treat our fellow human beings. Life is a constant stream of the votes we cast. Thirty years ago, I was trained as an appraiser...
We talk a lot about setting boundaries for our lives. While setting good and positive boundaries is wholesome, some boundaries are set for us when we allow unconfessed sin to define our lives. Those boundaries define a life given over to sin and rebellion limiting the...
This morning, I prayed for the widows in my life. Each of these women had husbands who were friends of mine. They are living as women of God, each one serving the Lord in their unique way. When my father died, my mother lived another twenty years after his death. Jan...
Last week, I saw unusual photos from the city of Rancho Palos Verdes in Southern California. The landscape of the city has been moving dramatically up and down each week for the last year. Images of crumbled asphalt streets and homes tilted off their foundations were...
Most of us have lived our lives unaffected by the events of the world. There have been many personal tragedies of late, but overall, we in America have lived insulated from global wars and advancing armies. If we knew we were being surrounded by those who wanted to...
Here’s why it’s not wise to run in panic in the crowded auditorium of culture at the first mention of a social or financial emergency. https://www.facebook.com/1442665059/videos/526509429866481
Making distinctions in the Church is uncomfortable for some, especially regarding the exclusive nature of Jesus Christ. Making that distinction can appear harsh and unloving to those who believe in a false unity that allows a spirit of compromise to lead the way....
I was arranging some things in our garage and came across a memory from the past. Hidden on a shelf was an old magazine carrier from my SWAT days. The magazine carrier hung on my duty belt along with my other gear. Because we were the first generation of SWAT units,...
Conversations are happening within the Church telling us how to save our nation. While that is admirable, the Lord is admonishing His Church, not an unredeemed culture to return to Him. Nations change because the believing Church has influenced it with truth and...
Demonization is an accurate word if demons are involved. It’s more than just a flippant label we place on something we don’t agree with. It’s the fruit of discernment. ________
One of the most graphic instructions ever given in Scripture is when the Lord told the prophet Hosea to marry a prostitute to reflect how God saw the sins of the nation. The people had coupled themselves with anyone or anything to satiate their desires. When Hosea had...
A protocol is the current and accepted system of rules that govern our behavior. It applies to medicine, science, our diet, and the medical procedures we choose to follow. It also applies to our faith. In medicine, it was once the accepted protocol to bloodlet a...