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We've been told that it's by always moving forward along a predictable and linear path that God will define our lives. There are times, however, when we will be called to step aside from that predictable path to follow an unexpected latitude of life we did not expect...
There are times when we think we want something, and when that request is granted, it’s not always the best thing. After the people of Israel asked for a king, it was seen by the Lord as a violation of His covenant with them. God was to lead the nation, not a man. It...
Jesus, the King of kings and Lord of lords, hasn't lost an election. He has never run for political office, nor will He ever do so. Jesus and those who follow Him represent another Kingdom - a Kingdom not of this world. His followers are not dependent on the results...
Over the years, I've had people who were personally connected to me walk away from our relationship without offering any explanation for their departure. After repeated attempts to reach out and make things right, I was never given a response. In the process of our...
Where Jan and I live, we have four ways to leave our neighborhood. Each exit leads to a different way out of town. We don’t live on a dead-end street or within the confines of a cul-de-sac. The way of escape, should we need to do so, is open with several options...
For those who love the Church and want to see her prosper, it’s important to understand the conditions in which people live. To ignore those realities will remove the power of the Gospel to overcome those issues and suffering they create. The Gospel is meant to be...
Our home was built 80 years ago. We still have the original wood floors. When we moved into our home 22 years ago, we discovered that someone had painted over the wood floors. After we moved in, Jan and I spent a couple of weeks removing the paint to expose a...
As the election cycle ramps up in America, and as turmoil in leadership within the Church becomes visible, we all need a dose of spiritual sanity and clarity to hold the course of our faith. That sanity and clarity will resemble the last words of King David who knew...
There is no spiritual giant that can stand before us and overcome our faith if we are trusting in God. While the confrontation with Goliath made David famous in Israel, it was not the end of giants living in the land. The remnants of this race of giants, descendants...
As I walked through the historic pioneer cemetery in our town, I noticed a small placard resting at the base of a large tree. The placard was only a few inches in size. I walked over to the tree and read the notes on the placard. It was about a man named Samuel B....
I visited the USSR just months before it fell apart in 1991. The delusions presented by the ideals of Communism to keep its delusionary ideas afloat dissolved and finally dismantled the nation. Nothing lives forever if delusion is the foundation. Today, we have...
This morning, something unique happened. As I was praying and taking communion, I began to sing some old worship choruses. After I sang several choruses, I tried to sing one song whose lyrics escaped me. Normally, I would just move on to the next song lodged in my...
No matter how imposing a spiritual obstacle might appear, there is always an access point through which God will move to express His will. Discovering that point is strategic. Scripture talks of a city called Jebus where the Canaanite tribe, the Jebusites, lived. The...
The security of a national border is like the borders we place upon our lives that establish a defining barrier expressed by the wisdom of Scripture. Without placing borders on our lives we will be eventually overcome by unvetted invaders who will compromise our...
I remember the first time I publicly prophesied in a church service. It happened at Faith Center in Eugene, Oregon. That Sunday was just a few weeks after the Lord met me in the middle of the night and radically changed my life. As the worship service began, I...