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There are constants across all spiritual disciplines in the Church. One constant is the need for confession and repentance. Confession is our agreement with God that what we have done is a sin. Repentance is the act of turning away from those sins and living a life...
Many reports are circulating within the Church about failed leadership. Those reports can be discouraging. If we are not careful about how we process those bad reports, they can affect us negatively, taking our eye off the most essential ball. Sadly, we are drawn to...
The trumpet of the Lord is announcing to God’s people that it’s time to move on from where we had previously camped. He is moving us beyond our current confusion about failed leaders and beyond old ways of thinking that do not reveal His glory. The Lord has a new...
In 1949, when the Communist Party took over the nation of China, Mao Zedong assumed the role of national leadership over the newly established People’s Republic of China, a Marxist–Leninist single–party state–controlled political system. Counterrevolutionaries to the...
I watched an interview being conducted with a group of elders from a native tribe who live in the Arctic. These elders were sitting together in a field while they were being interviewed. There were no scientific measuring devices present. They recognized that...
I have an old book in my library written by a pastor in 1886. The title is “Quit the Meanness.” The pastor was writing about the kind of life that pleases God. To be mean is to be unkind, malicious, or cruel. It is the opposite of an attitude a believer should...
The coming election will lead us to a place where the work of the Spirit and common sense will meet to define reality. https://www.facebook.com/1442665059/videos/534822436012910
In this season of Church history, holding onto the essentials of our faith is more important than ever. Some have included their opinions in their faith, defining those opinions as essential truths. The most vocal ones that require the inclusion of their opinions into...
Last night, I had a hard time falling asleep. I was troubled and restless. It caused me to get out of bed to spend time with the Lord. I realized I was being stirred by the increase in demonic activity in our nation. I sensed a great power struggle taking place in the...
I remember seeing a video of a combat veteran loading the magazine of his weapon. After loading the magazine, he raised it up to his helmet and tapped it a couple of times to make sure all the rounds were properly seated. Tapping a magazine removes any gaps and...
I was hiking the trails above our home and saw a man approaching. He was walking with his head down, appearing bent over. He could only see what was immediately before him. The trail was moist from rain and allowed for quiet hiking. I decided to see how close I could...
The word “derangement” as defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is “to make mentally unsound.” It defines what happens when we open the door to deranging thoughts that create disorder or disarray. When derangement becomes a syndrome that motivates our thinking...
If our life was on the line, how would we speak to those who have authority over us? In our concern about what could happen in those situations, we might be tempted to compromise the content of our message in our defense. How we react in those settings is about more...
For the last couple of years, I have been following a word from the Lord to “Follow the money.” Seeing where that assignment has taken me as my understanding has grown has been amazing. While attempting to see a larger picture of the world's financial market, the Lord...
All that God does regarding salvation begins with the individual embracing the Gospel. In that process, the Lord is after something more—the heart of a nation. While Paul was addressing the Athenians, he revealed the Lord's purpose: “From one man created all the...