Frozen Windmills

When a blizzard struck last week and people in the path of the storm lost power, a concerning development took place. The windmill turbines that were supposed to supply a portion of the energy grid froze and became immovable. When the windmills shut down, and other...

Standing on the Edge of Revelation

Many times, when someone thanks me for some insight or point of wisdom I offer, if I am alone, I get down on my knees and thank the Lord. I thank Him because just moments before either writing or speaking something, what I shared was not in my mind. It was delivered...

Spiritual Discoveries

We can walk right by truth or a perception of reality and not perceive its existence. Only when it is revealed to us does it become a personal discovery. In 1853, a mule owned by a gold prospector named John. W. Hillman led him to the rim of Crater Lake in southern...

A Voice Used for God’s Glory

Daniel and Joseph allowed the Lord to use their voices to influence the political leaders of their day. I am also glad to see the same thing taking place in our day when it is done under the leading of God’s Spirit and with a heart of humility. The Gospel is...

When Only Trust Remains

Last night, Jan and I watched one of those end-of-the-world, apocalyptic films titled Greenland. In the film, a comet is on a collision course with Earth promising to create a near-extinction level event. It was standard and predictable disaster film fare.  In...

A New Era

In the last few months, I’ve had conversations with several friends who are able to see and interpret where the Church and culture stand in this particular moment in history. The word “era” is used in these conversations to describe what is transpiring historically....