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Recently, I listened to an interview with a man discussing his gold investments with a gold expert. He asked, “Do you think the gold I have could contain any of the gold that was used to build God’s Temple?” The gold expert said, “Yes”, even if it was only a molecule...
There are times when the presence of God’s Spirit is so profound that what we had planned to do for the Lord cannot be accomplished. It’s sad to imagine attending a church or conference where the Spirit has not been allowed to interrupt our plans and ask us to wait in...
Someone once said, “He who spares the wolf sacrifices the sheep.” My pastor, Roy Hicks, Jr., who pastored Faith Center in Eugene, Oregon, told a group of us young pastors-to-be, “You don’t try to convert wolves -you shoot them.” Roy wasn’t talking about actually...
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...
As the election cycle ramps up in America, we need clarity regarding the decisions we make. We need to be clear in what we believe because our actions will follow the choices we make. Is what we are facing a political or a moral issue? There has been a move of recent...
David spared Saul twice. He cut off a piece of Saul’s clothing the first time while he slept inside a cave. The second time happened while Saul and his men were asleep in a camp. At that time, David took Saul’s spear and water jug. When Saul heard that David and his...
Some believers are allowing the smallest requests of obedience from God to be ignored. Ignoring these acts of obedience will open doors that allow spirits of darkness to influence our lives. We would never believe those things would come, but they do. They begin to...
Each spring for the last 20 years, I have walked past a gulley near our home to see a small patch of daffodils. They have never become more than just a patch. The color of the bright yellow flowers pops against the green grass background of the gulley. The daffodils...
Many times, we think we need more experience or another degree to add to our name to gain the authority required to win a spiritual battle. The Lord is trying to convince us that if we have been faithful to God in the past in the small things, He will prove Himself...
Something began to change in my thinking on my 40th birthday. I realized I was about halfway through my life. When I approached 50, the advertisements from AARP began to arrive confirming my understanding. I was being awakened to the prospect of aging and death....