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A couple of years ago, a friend of mine sent me a shofar from Israel made from a three-foot-long curling ram’s horn. I used to shy away from that instrument because I associated it with ancient Israel. Now, when I hear its sound and after learning a bit about how to...
Have friends or even family ever deserted you because of difficulties you faced while standing for the truth? They’ve been ashamed or embarrassed to be associated with you. And it cost you. If you have, you can allow Paul’s healing words to come alive in you and be a...
Paul wrote to Timothy, a young leader overseeing multiple churches in Asia Minor, instructing that in every place of worship, men and women should pray with hands lifted to God, with a pure heart, free from frustration, anger, and controversy (see 1 Timothy 2:8-9)....
Large reservoirs in the western United States, like Hoover and Grand Coulee, have occasionally experienced what is called a “dead pool.” A dead pool means that there has not been enough rain to fill these reservoirs and activate the power generators inside the...
One of the greatest truths that Jan and I discovered and live by to this day is to inquire first of the Lord to find out His answer before we act prematurely and do something we would live to regret. Thirty years ago, the Lord planted this truth deep in our hearts. We...
Prophetic acts are something not many in the Church understand. These acts declare in the present, before a spiritual victory comes, of what God will do in the future. Prophetic acts declare God's authority and faithfulness in spiritual conflict. Often, they are...
We can too easily think that those who do not agree with us are the enemy. We can form narrow assumptions and miss a greater truth: we cannot always discern who the real enemy is, those who are shaping our thoughts and leading us to make false assumptions. That...
The Church is in transition. The Lord is leading us to a new place that needs new leaders. Some leaders lost their authority due to disobedience, but those failures will not prevent the Lord from fulfilling His promises. This transition mirrors a pivotal moment from...
As nations strategize for war, the Lord has secret plans that He will reveal to His followers at the proper time. Initially, the revelation of God’s plan will be rejected by the strategists, to their dismay, because they made their plans using human logic rather than...
Jan just sent this blessing of encouragement to a man on the other side of the globe who, with his various businesses, is bringing great change to his nation. This has not been without government interference and political warfare. This blessing is not just for him;...
Each year at this time, plots of daffodils sprout and blossom in fields and gardens. Their appearance is a colorful announcement that spring has arrived. Daffodils are not concerned with wars and rumors of wars. They follow the impulse of their bulbs that have lain...
Many times, people will speak prophetically, quoting Moses, telling them they will become the head and not the tail. They forget to quote the full verse where that phrase is used, “If you listen to these commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you...
When hiking the trails above our town, I will occasionally see something left behind. It could be a single glove, a jacket, or a pair of sunglasses placed in an obvious place for the owner to find. Fellow hikers place these items in a conspicuous place for the...
As a young boy, when our family went camping, I watched how my father set up our campsite. Everything had a place and purpose, from the stacking of firewood and the maintenance of the fire to the placement of cooking utensils and the disposal of our trash. Each item...
No matter the visible failures being exposed in the leadership of the Church, the Lord remains forever true and faithful to His promises. He will never fail us. People will. A simple reading of Scripture reveals that these failures will occur in our time because they...