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A new sign was recently placed at the entrance to the trails I hike each week. It is a sign that clearly specifies what is prohibited on the trails: horses and mules. It was the distinct prohibition of mules that caught my attention. Apparently, someone thought it was...
We can think that demonic possession only occurs in people. God wants to expand our understanding of this subject. The goal of demons is to possess anything - people, politics, governments, systems of commerce, even some churches whose theologies are being used by the...
As social issues heat up in America, some in the Church sadly reflect the thinking of unredeemed people, not the truths of God's Kingdom. We have been drowning in a pool of deception, and that deception has begun to influence the thinking of Christ's followers. The...
I've been hearing from increasing numbers of people who are experiencing higher-than-normal levels of frustration. Some are frustrated by what they see happening in the nations. Others are frustrated at the lack of momentum they see taking place in our political...
I’m thinking about friends who have lost a soul mate and are feeling the harsh pain of separation. For you, I write these words to soothe your hurting soul with a promise - a reunion is coming. _____________ TOGETHER FOREVER IN HIS PRESENCE In this time of sorrowed...
In the last few years, a word has entered our vocabulary with increasing regularity. That word is triggered. These are words that trigger an emotional response in someone. If you have noticed, people are being triggered by a whole host of subjects that a generation...
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We have all heard the phrase “take the temperature” referring to discovering what is true or not. It’s the ability to discern what is really happening at a deeper level. At times that temperature reading is contrary to popular assessments of reality. The...
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Two things happened yesterday that God used to gain my attention. The first was a quote from A.W.Tozer that Jan read to me from one of his devotionals titled “Sanctify the Ordinary.” The other was an introduction written by my daughter for a painting she just...
Yesterday, while walking through a city park, I saw a newborn baby deer. I’ve never seen such a small fawn. It was the size of a rabbit. It was so vulnerable. God’s creation has a built-in desire to protect what is innocent. Humans not so much. Today we have drag...
Where I live in the Northwest of the United States a vessel called a drift boat is used to navigate our rivers. It’s very popular with guides and fishermen. The flow of a river is used to move the drift boat downstream and the person manning the helm employs the use...
In the last couple of years, I have seen good people taken out because they were not living in the light. Among those taken out were leaders in the Church who thought they could get away with a hidden sin just one more time until the next time came, and that assault...
Persecution takes place within a context. Not all persecution carries the same depth of punishment. Some forms of persecution are severe and brutal both physically and emotionally. Other forms of persecution can be rejection, missing out on a job promotion, or the...
What is being used to divert our attention away from what is really happening at this moment in history? The diversions taking place, and there are several and they are significant, are being used to direct our attention away from the real issues that will most...