WHEN THE SPIRIT COMES

Some think the presence of the Spirit is expressed by our feelings or emotions. It can include those things as a response to the work of the Spirit, but the primary ministry of the Spirit is to bring a conviction of those things that are not aligned with God. Just...

COMING OUT

The phrase “Coming Out” has been attached to the self-disclosure of a person’s sexual orientation. There is an entirely different form of coming out. It applies to the Church. The former coming out refers to sexual perversions. The latter is making...

PRAYERS THAT CHANGE THINGS

When I wrote the book, Prayers from the Throne of God, the Lord gave me the most important ingredient for our prayers. That ingredient was to first discern the heart of God before we begin to pray. Without that understanding, we will not be praying the will of God. We...

DESTROYING THE EVIDENCE

The greatest threat to any earthly kingdom is the loss of its power. This threat is especially true when it comes to the kingdom of darkness, which is the core motivator of all evil on earth. When a threat to authority is discovered, those associated with that threat...

A MINISTRY OF REDUCTION

Last night in a dream, I was sitting with a group of leaders in the Church. As they spoke about the success of their ministries, they spoke about what they needed to accomplish as the goals of their respective ministries. In a pause in the conversation, it was my turn...
SECRET SINS

SECRET SINS

Every few months, as I hike the trails above our home, I need to transition between forest lands on a section of paved road. It had been a few months since I hiked that stretch of roadway. On a previous hike, I noticed several discarded bottles of Fireball whiskey...