MESSED UP WITH JOY

When your daughter honors her parents on their 50th anniversary. It messes with one’s emotions. https://www.facebook.com/1442665059/videos/2707469992737958/

A DEPARTURE

It would be a surprise to denominational leaders what some of their pastors believe and, in some cases, no longer believe. That same surprise would occur for local pastors regarding some of their staff members or for their congregants who assumed their friends...

STILL WATERS

Jan and I were invited to a conference where I was one of the speakers. The conference host put us up in a beautiful Airbnb with a swimming pool. After a long day of meetings, I wanted to unwind. I donned my swimsuit and grabbed a towel and headed to the pool. The...

WORSHIP IS THE VICTORY

When we are surrounded by the enemies of truth and it seems that evil alliances are ruling the day, it is too easy to forget our most important weapon in spiritual warfare – worship. Worship can become just another item on our spiritual checklist reducing worship to a...

A NATION ADRIFT

Twice, I have seen the image of a great ship at a dock with its mooring lines unattached. The vessel represented the United States. Over time, the mooring lines had been cast off through deception and delusion leaving the vessel vulnerable. Our ship of state has...

OUTNUMBERED AND OVERWHELMED

I love to find profound verses tucked away in obscure biblical narratives that cut to the chase of our faith.  That is one reason I read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Those verses are gems of truth and words of encouragement waiting to be discovered. Here is...