THE EVIDENCE IS NOT ALWAYS TRUE

I saw a news clip where reporters were all declaring the same phrase. It started with one reporter appearing on the screen, then a second one appeared followed by more reporters until the screen became a concert of images all saying the same prepared line. There was a...

MARKED FOR DELIVERANCE

The life of each believer is marked by the blood of Jesus Christ. When evil passes our way, His blood covering becomes our shield of protection. Of all the things that cause the devil concern, the blood of Jesus Christ is at the top of his list. The blood marks us as...

A LIFE-DEFINING EXPERIENCE

Of all the gifts God gives to us, intimacy with Him is the greatest gift of all. From an intimate face-to-face relationship with the Lord, everything else that matters in our life will flow. The very short yet profound last chapter of Exodus notes the last days of the...
CHANGING PLOWS

CHANGING PLOWS

For twenty-plus years, I’ve walked the trails above our home. Last week something unexpected happened. As I walked along, I glanced uphill and saw an old, abandoned plow. It was out of my normal line of sight and could easily be missed. A plow sitting in the middle of...

CORRECTED AND REFORMED

Recently, I wrote something that I was led to delete. My most trusted advisor, my wife Jan, helped me come to that decision. Her comment, “What you wrote doesn’t fully represent the love of God”, is what caused me to delete the article.  When Jan first brought this to...

THE HEAD AND NOT THE TAIL

When God calls us to obedience, He offers both the blessings of our obedience and the consequences of our disobedience. The determining factor is our willingness to obey His voice. Moses detailed for Israel the blessings that would visit the nation if they remained...