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Long before I was a pastor, I worked as a police officer assigned as an intelligence agent in an Organized Crime unit. Our most important discoveries were finding the connections between groups of criminals and the organizations they represented. Some of those...
Last spring, Jan and I said goodbye to our front lawn. We gave away our lawn mower and replaced the lawn with a small orchard of fruit trees, vegetables, and spices, along with other plants that complement the growth and health of the surrounding plants and trees....
Most of us are familiar with the story of the Prodigal Son, also referred to as The Lost Son. What we may not realize is that the father referenced in the story had to go out to meet both of his sons: the returning son who had wasted his inheritance, and the older son...
The presence of Jesus, the Prince of Peace, will create division, not a generic, over-arching unity. This division occurs when people make a conscious decision to follow Jesus and leave behind their previous way of life and walk away from the evil that held them...
I was talking to a pastor who is a good friend of mine. He has a significant prophetic anointing. He was told by an older prophet who has a very public and recognized ministry that he needed to graduate from his pastoral assignment to embrace his prophetic calling – a...
As the array of personal opinions increases in volume and content about all matters of morality, politics, or the global cabals gaining more control over our daily lives increases, I am listening for something else – the mention of the name of Jesus. Many believers on...
When Jesus was preparing to miraculously feed the 5,000, He turned to Phillip and asked, “Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?” The verse continued, “He was testing Phillip, for he already knew what he was going to do.” Phillip responded, “Even if we...
In prayer, an image developed that was shocking, to say the least. It was of a body bag, the kind used by a coroner to transport a dead body from a place of death to a morgue. As I continued to pray, the dead body within the bag began to rustle. Then I began to hear...
Thirty years ago, Jan and I were in Toledo, Spain. The architecture of the city is stunning revealing remnants of historic Spain. I knew in the city some of the world’s most gifted artisans created the finest chef knives made from the best steel. I found an old...
The prophetic gift within the Church is like a choir. This prophetic choir produces a multi-dimensional sound. Each person sings within a personal assignment as varied as soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, countertenor, tenor, baritone, and bass. A choir of...
Our religious traditions and personal opinions about matters of faith do not always reveal the Lord. They can make us falsely assume we have discovered all there is to know, but that is a faulty and blinding assumption to make. When John the Baptist was calling out...
I used to fly for a living to augment our meager income when I was a young pastor. I trained pilots and flew charters. In that season of life, I become discouraged. I wanted to escape from the pressure of ministry. During that time, I was offered opportunities to fly...
When Scripture uses an eagle as a metaphor, we don’t always understand what we are reading. A metaphor can never fully capture the immensity and depth of God. Metaphors are used to gain our attention to express a deeper truth. I’ve seen hundreds of eagles who would...
The greatest danger facing the Church today does not come from outside influences that obviously stand against biblical truth. It comes from those within our ranks who masquerade as followers of Jesus Christ who appear sincere and likable but are used by hell to...
It is a challenge to live a life of faith in a compromised world where evil is called good and good is called evil. It is into that confused world where the Lord has placed His Church as citizens of His Kingdom, not to control others by force, but influence them for...