WHEN WE THINK WE KNOW IT ALL

A lot of what I hear spoken in the Church sounds like the title of a book written by Jerry Cook, “A Few Things I’ve Learned Since I Knew It All.” Jerry wrote this book deep into his life of faith when he had to unlearn some things and then learn new things about God...

MAKING THE CONNECTION

Long before I was a pastor, I worked as a police officer assigned as an intelligence agent in an Organized Crime unit. Our most important discoveries were finding the connections between groups of criminals and the organizations they represented. Some of those...
THE GARDEN OF GOD’S PRESENCE

THE GARDEN OF GOD’S PRESENCE

Last spring, Jan and I said goodbye to our front lawn. We gave away our lawn mower and replaced the lawn with a small orchard of fruit trees, vegetables, and spices, along with other plants that complement the growth and health of the surrounding plants and trees....

THE ALWAYS AVAILABLE LOVE OF GOD

Most of us are familiar with the story of the Prodigal Son, also referred to as The Lost Son. What we may not realize is that the father referenced in the story had to go out to meet both of his sons: the returning son who had wasted his inheritance, and the older son...

WHEN ELDERS SPEAK

I’ve always appreciated the wisdom offered from past elders in the Church. Their wisdom faithfully plays out in the future, revealing our current reality. Derek Prince is one elder with such wisdom. In the attached video, Derek explained what is happening now in...

THE MESSAGE IS MORE POWERFUL THAN THE MESSENGER

Our ministries, in whatever form those ministries are revealed, are to prepare the way for a visitation from Jesus. “The Lord now chose seventy-two other disciples and sent them ahead in pairs to all the towns and places he planned to visit” (Luke 10:1)....