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I’ve seen it happen many times in my lifetime: someone sins and disgraces the Lord and the mission of the Church, and a flurry of exposure takes place. When sin is discovered in the camp, people want a pound of flesh to prove their point, punishing the guilty beyond...
All people are spiritual beings, but not all are spiritually minded. Being spiritually minded only comes in a relationship with Jesus, where our minds are renewed from dead spirituality to a resurrected way of thinking. That resurrected way of thinking will affect how...
When I was a young boy, my brother and I walked out into the orchard that bordered our home. We found a bee’s nest. As boys will do, we shook the nest. The bees came out enraged, looking for the flesh of the intruders. We both got stung multiple times as we tried to...
When the Lord said He has cattle on a thousand hills, He wasn’t referring to provision, though it can be inferred when we are experiencing lack and in need of provision. It was a statement about the kind of worship that pleases the Lord. The Lord wanted to get the...
A fear of death is what motivates the choices many people make in this life. Where they place their trust will produce either peace or turmoil, depending upon who or what they follow. Not all the choices people make to preserve their lives are good. Some of those...
There are times when Scripture speaks loudly from history into our present moment. We are living in such a time. God is still God and He has not changed no matter how soft we make our theology. God is actively at work in the nations because it's in the context of our...
Having spent several years as a Law Enforcement officer, I can address this topic with some credibility. Life is very different today than when I served, but the principles of good and true law enforcement remain for those who practice its ethics. We are entering a...
The evidence that God is among us is the stillness of our hearts in times of trouble and danger. It is in that place of knowing God is here among us that His presence will begin to reorder our thoughts and determine our actions. A crescendo of evil is unfolding in our...
I was once in a strategic meeting of religious leaders where their plan for my life expressed a corporate spirit, not the Spirit of God. A political gathering under the disguise of spirituality empowered the meeting. Early in the meeting, I could see what was...
Our companionship with God is a partnership formed with Him. It is from that companionship that revelation is released. Without understanding our role in that companionship, we will fall away from our commitment to pray for the fulfillment of His promises. Those who...
When evil surrounds us, we can’t always escape. There is a kind of escape only the Lord can provide in these situations. It is a miraculous escape from violent evil that the Lord will do when no natural escape is thought possible. Imagine if you were trapped in a riot...
Yesterday, I heard the Lord say, “Momma Bears are rising!” These are mothers who have been awakened to the evil being perpetrated against their children by governmental programs bent on the destruction of their children's innocence. They will become a ferocious force...
Cultures do not evolve, they devolve into deeper expressions of evil unless the Spirit of God is allowed to redirect the culture. Evidence of that descent is when evil masquerades as good. Under that masquerading influence, Satan can convince believers to align with...
With our national election just a few weeks away, most people already know who they will vote for. The election will be decided over a few states and a small group of undecided voters. We will choose a candidate based on what we know about them, their track record,...
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...