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The quality of our faith will be revealed by the choices we make or what we allow to happen when we are asked to follow a failed leader. In the books of I and II Kings, the various kings listed in those books who ruled over Israel and Judah were described. The...
A few years ago, the Lord told me to look at the subject of finances for prophetic insight. The root of all kinds of evil is found in how our finances are handled. The opposite is true. Goodness can also be discovered in how we handle our finances. We are standing...
As we grow older, Jan and I are considering, even reconsidering, some of the choices we make regarding our lives. For example, we've had to put down two wonderful dogs in the last 10 years. Just yesterday, I told Jan, "If we ever get another dog, we should get one...
When people are grieving and suffering, especially someone who has loved God and served Him, our most valuable contribution is silence as we stand with them in their place of pain. Feeling the to speak a “could of-should of” kind of word is the last thing they need to...
I’m currently reading the book of Job. Job has been rejected by some who struggle with its content, even the nature of God expressed in its pages. Some have called Job a man without faith because of what happened to him. Those dismissive comments express...
The edifice of our religion and the institutions of our nation are being tested to determine their integrity. As it has been through all of history, nothing that is not under the authority of the Lord will succeed. No era of human history is immune from such an...
Last night, I had a disturbing dream. In the dream, I was speaking to a married couple and mentioned the beauty of the Old Testament. The women welled up in tearful anger and shouted, “It’s judgment!” I was shocked at the woman’s response and then the dream ended....
In the Church, there are expressions of both left and right in the current political and social structures. If our efforts are focused only on those agendas, we will become distracted and miss something even greater. We will miss the ability to identify the unseen...
This week, I had two experiences that reminded me of the beauty and power of innocence. The first experience happened while I was shopping and came across a display of children’s books. There on the shelf was a book my mother used to read to me, Poky Little Puppy....
Some battles in God’s Kingdom do not require our skill to gain victory. They only require our worship. The Lord will fight these battles to reveal the power of His name. At this time in history, we are in the middle of such a conflict. The Lord has a plan for His...
Life can become a strenuous exercise at times like the time in which we are currently living. We need moments of release from an unrelenting pressure to always understand what is happening. These moments of release are not attempts to escape reality. They are times of...
Forty-five years ago, I walked along a narrow ridge on the summit of the Rocky Mountains. I was walking along a thin line. It was both dangerous and insightful, a lot like seeking truth today for those who seek a place of truth. Here are my thoughts on my experience....
Lying spirits are afoot. They are advising people with words they want to hear, not words of warning sent from the Lord. This is a time to discern what is true and false. As kings Ahab and Jehoshaphat considered whether to go to war, they assembled 400 prophets...
Our faith needs to be conditioned to get us in shape for the race set before us. An untrained faith will not be able to withstand what is coming. I listened to an interview with a race car driver who said that to prepare for a race they needed to be in what is called...
When we enter an intense spiritual attack the only sure way to survive the assault is to press harder into the word of the Lord that brought us to the place where the attack is first initiated. To retreat from our commitment to God will release greater jeopardy than...