THE MIND OF A CHILD

Navigating what is coming to our world will require that we make a critical choice. What flows from that choice will change everything. It will offer us protection when the world appears to be spinning out of control. No matter how sophisticated we think we might be,...

A SHIFT IN OUR THINKING

Yesterday, something happened that if left to a natural course of events would cause concern for me. Before I responded, I went for a walk. While on the walk, I didn’t know how to pray. So, I prayed in the Spirit. Only God knew what I was praying for. By the end of...

LIVING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF DEBT

Jan and I have made our share of financial mistakes. We have a great deal of compassion for those trapped under the weight of debt. What I am about to share is not meant to come across as a condemnation for someone living under the impact of debt. Early in our...

THE DANGERS OF NORMALCY BIAS

One of the greatest dangers in the Church today is not believing what the Scripture tells us about the future. It has created what is called Normalcy Bias. Normalcy Bias has been described as the tendency for people to believe that things will always function the way...

PRAYING OLD PRAYERS

This morning, I read Psalm 90 as part of my daily reading. It is the oldest of the Psalms written by Moses 3,400 years ago. I stopped and prayed portions of the prayer over my family adjusting the prayer to fit within the issues they are currently processing. “Give us...

THE SOUND OF UNSHEATHING SWORDS

I remember how some people spoke to each other at the beginning of the medical emergency that began in 2020. Emotions were hot at the time and were being freely expressed. People unsheathed the swords of their untethered emotions and cut away at people slicing into...