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Today, division and separation are taking place in the Church. This is a spiritual battle that some believers are not seeing. Some division and separation from evil in our ranks is needed to keep the Church pure and unsullied by human pride and ambition. The greater...
People are always looking for the key to live a life of faith. What matters most can appear so simple that we can miss it. We want to do something to prove our faithfulness. In our haste, we will make premature decisions and take courses of action that will not honor...
When a ministry or a denomination demands NDA’s (Non-Disclosure Agreements) be set in place with all involved parties, it reveals that attorneys, not the Spirit of God is at work to protect the interests of the guilty and to protect corporate interests. Perhaps this...
For those who plan to vote, the coming election has deeper issues at stake than the character or background of either candidate. Both candidates are flawed in some way. Their followers highlight the flaws of the opposing candidate and align themselves with their...
When I worked as a narcotics agent in a regional task force, one thing we learned was how to tail a suspect vehicle without being detected. It took a team of officers to execute a successful tail. To tail a suspect, we would employ several unmarked cars, each one...
I’ve seen something happening in the Western Church that concerns me. Some have assumed that faith in Jesus happens without a commitment from us. Faith in Jesus is not an assumption or something that just happens. At some point, our faith in the Lord must have a...
There are times when an answer to prayer sounds like a safe opening. I just heard that sound. https://www.facebook.com/1442665059/videos/1703350093732408
I noticed something about our cat. She likes to find a high place from which to survey her world. She demonstrates to me what life in the Spirit looks like when we view what is happening in our world from a higher perspective. From that high place, we can begin to...
I was invited to speak at a Church. During my message, I talked about reformation and how the presence of the Church will transform a society. At the time, I had just completed my book, The Sound of Reformation, and spoke about reformation and what happens during a...
Our spiritual life has its own version of street cred. The phrase “street cred” is an awareness that creates credibility among fellow believers of those who understand the harsh realities of spiritual life. Credibility comes from an awareness of issues that someone...
One person’s misinformation can be another person’s truth. These are confusing times for those who have not established what is true. We need to weed through what is presented to us as a “fact” to discover the truth of the matter, even if it contradicts our...
Jan and I took communion with those gathered in Washington, D.C. for the Million Woman Movement. As we watched the video feed, the Mall was covered by men and women who were aligning themselves with the courage of Esther. As we took communion, praise was being...
One of the most powerful things we can discover in this life is the reminders of God's love expressed through the people who love us. Those reminders link us to our history and encourage us to do for others what that reminder gave to us. In 1951, during the Korean...
We are living in a time when we need to put our trust in the power of God’s presence. The presence of God expressed through His people is what raises concern in the kingdom of darkness. Psalm 114 began by reminding Israel of their miraculous escapes when the...
A couple of years ago, I was awakened in the middle of the night by what sounded like full auto gunfire near our home. I sprung out of bed and went into full tactical mode gearing up with what I needed to protect my family not knowing where the gunfire was coming...