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Yesterday, I asked Jan, "How do you feel about our lives?" Her answer was wise. It was a wisdom built on years of following the Lord. She said, "We will follow Him wherever he leads, no matter what He asks of us. He's the one who has always had our next step...
Of late, people are tossing out the names "Hitler" or "Nazi" at some of the leaders in our nation and toward the people with whom they disagree politically. It is a demeaning and ill-informed practice. It's also the end of a mature conversation. Can you imagine living...
Amid the growing national division and turmoil taking place in America, the Church has been planted in each city to reverse a descent into greater expressions of evil. Our presence and witness have the power to turn the spiritual tide and bring hope for a better...
In a dream, I was waiting in line to enter a room. When I entered the room, I was told we had assigned seats. I began to search for my seat and finally found it and sat down. All of us were waiting for our turn to speak. I didn't know any of the people who were...
Unless one is living in complete isolation from reality, something is afoot in the nations of the world. We see radical elements being imported into university campuses taking emotional control of discontented students causing them to occupy their campus and restrict...
While we can appropriate Scripture to apply to many of our concerns, we need to understand what the Lord was saying when a verse was first written. The Lord said, “Bring my faithful people to me – those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices” (vs....
There are some truths about God’s nature that we need to take hold of. Once in our grasp, those truths will change how we see this life and what is happening in the world around us. The context in which a Scripture was written is important to grasp so we can...
The most dangerous person to the works of darkness is a person who has resolved to believe in the truth of Scripture. That resolve makes them believe what is unbelievable and do what is unthinkable. That choice can create division within the Church where people have...
In Psalm 37, we are told not to worry about what evil people are doing and to not envy the success of the wicked because they will wither like a flower. Our calling in this life is to “Trust in the Lord and do good. That calling will help us live safely in the land...
There are times when we all feel helpless. In those moments, the Lord instructs us to take heart because there is something He wants us to understand. Taking heart comes after we “tell of the Lord’s greatness and exalt the Lord together” (Psalm 34: 3). There is a...
If you are paying attention to what is happening in our world, you will realize we are living in a time of great peril. The war in Ukraine has nuclear and world war potential. The conflict between Israel and Iran may escalate and draw other nations into a larger...
When we pray for a deeper revelation of God’s truth, we must prepare our hearts for what will be revealed. An unprepared heart will be overcome by fear because they are not ready to hear the truth and are enslaved by the thoughts of a natural and unredeemed mind. We...
I remember standing with Jan on the rock formation that makes up the Areopagus in Athens, Greece. This is where Paul addressed the people of the city 2,000 years ago. As I stood on the rock, I tried to imagine how Paul might have spoken to the Athenians. As Paul was...
As I read the words of David, it felt like he was writing about the time in which we now live. David said, as troubles in his life increased, “I trust in the Lord for protection” (Psalm 11:1). That was the foundation of David’s peace in the surrounding turmoil. He...
For the last few months, the Lord has challenged Jan and me to address our assumptions and compromises. We have been invited by the Lord to repent and adjust our lives in a more focused way to align our hearts with Him. We know these adjustments are happening in...