PREPARING FOR GRADUATION

As I sought the Lord and tried to understand what is happening at this moment in history, I came away with two words – preparation and graduation.  All will be offered preparation, but not all will graduate. One aspect of this time of preparation will be our...

PUCKER UP

In August, Jan and I will celebrate 50 years of marriage. One thing has been present in our relationship for all those years – touch. Whether it’s a hug, puckered lips offering a kiss, or a love pat in passing, I want Jan to experience my love for her every...

FINDING COMMON GROUND

Finding common ground with people to resolve an issue and move forward together is a noble task. It’s noble if in the process we don’t compromise our integrity or dishonor who or what we represent.  Politics is where most of us see the process of compromise in a...

GOD’S ETERNAL WORD

Be careful assuming we can dismiss Scripture simply because it was written in the Old Testament. “Your word, Lord, is eternal, it stands firm in the heavens” (Psalm 119:89). Jesus quoted Scripture from Deuteronomy as a challenge to the devil’s lies during His...

CROSSING OVER

A significant migration is taking place within the ranks of the Church. Over the last several years, people are waking up to a new reality and in that personal awakening, they are becoming relationally and spiritually brave no longer willing to toe the line of other...

LEADING INDICATORS

In the current stormy sea of human opinion, if our goal is to find answers for everything that’s taking place, our peace will be robbed.  In a time of cultural storms like the one in which we now find ourselves, only what the Lord says can promise peace, not another...