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Those who lead a family, a business, a congregation, or a movement of churches may need to hear a word that contradicts and confronts an accepted narrative that is leading those they serve in the wrong direction. I once had a pastor tell me that all prophetic words...
Something has come to mind several times in the last week. It just came to mind again, interrupting my normal morning routine. I thought it was time to speak about what I was sensing. The Lord asked me to pray a prayer of prevention. The USS Abraham Lincoln, an...
In recent days, when controversy in the prophetic movement has surfaced, we need to understand what happened along the way that led us to this place. It’s not a complicated issue if we understand what happened to those involved. It’s also a safeguard for the rest of...
It’s hard to love some people. Some are difficult to love even on their best days. Loving the unlovely is a critical part of the Church's mission. The most obnoxious people need to experience God’s love the most. This is a challenge because unredeemed sources...
It was almost 50 years ago when I heard my pastor, Roy Hicks, Jr., say a phrase in one of his sermons. He said we should learn how to live this life “contending with contentment.” Those three words became one of the badges of my faith that I have carried with me over...
I remember when Jan and I drove through the modern city of Philippi, Greece. It was not the ancient city depicted in Scripture. I had to pause for a moment and remember it was a modern city to the people of the day when Paul wrote his letter to the Philippians. What...
When discussing a husband-wife relationship, we can fail to understand the full context of Paul's writing regarding what it means to have a healthy marriage. Some will quote Paul commanding that a wife must submit without question to their husband. They have this...
There are times when it can seem appropriate to a person who holds a public position or office to challenge someone publicly with whom they disagree. That public challenge will gain support from people of a like mind, but it will not build trust with the one who is...
All of us are imprisoned by something. How we choose to live will indicate the kind of prison we have chosen. When Paul wrote his prison epistles, he wrote with firsthand knowledge of what it meant to be imprisoned. He was kept behind bars which restricted his...
The night before the Inauguration, I had a very troubling dream. It wasn’t about politics or who would be selected to lead our nation. It was about the spiritual condition of the Church. In the dream, I was conducting a wedding ceremony. The ceremony unfolded like...
When the Lord releases the winds of change, its influence will begin to blow through the Church and culture. What is not secured by God's wisdom will be blown away by the presence of truth. When the winds of change begin to blow, we have a choice to make. We can hold...
So much is happening in our culture and within the Church. Leaders are rising and falling. This is a time of resetting when people will have an opportunity to let God heal them of their fantasies and foolishness to align with His heart. That reset will redirect us...
In 1961, I remember being an 11-year-old boy walking with my father toward the 18th hole at the Pebble Beach golf course. I watched him sink his final putt to win the California State Handicap Championship. After my father sank his final putt, he was led to a white...
God’s word will never fail us, even if the passing circumstances of our lives seem to contradict its truth. Many have fallen away from their faith because they have abandoned the truth of Scripture and accepted human answers for eternal questions. The Psalmist wrote,...
Yesterday, I heard the sound of hissing snakes. When I heard the sound, I was immediately reminded that the hissing was the sound of those who were questioning the nominees being interviewed for approval to high government offices. If we interpret the questioning only...