A Magnetized Faith

Earlier this year, Jan was asked to write an article for a magazine. She wrote on a subject I had not given much thought to before reading her words. Jan wrote about the power of God’s magnetic presence, magnetizing the hearts of people to move toward the...

It Matters

I’ve noticed a sad trend. The deeper we get into this pandemic lockdown and election cycle, the easier it becomes for some to resort to name-calling, negative characterization, and in some cases, celebrating the illness or misfortune of someone they dislike. In some...

Messenger Integrity

It’s only “game-changing” if we are involved in the right game. Be careful of using hyperbole in hyper-emotional times. People will begin to lose confidence in the sound and content of a messenger who continually moves from one frantic and emotional issue to the next...

Neighborhood Honor

I remember traveling in the old USSR. It was a sad place. A pall of heaviness rested atop the nation like a dark cloud.  To add to the spirit of control, the government used neighbor against neighbor as informants, aka “snitches” who informed on their neighbors for...

In the Coming Days

Intense times, both personally and culturally, are times of preparation. They are like a spiritual and emotional boot camp where the limits of our strength and endurance are pushed beyond known limitations. Don’t waste the purpose of these times. This current...

Everything Working Together

I have lived long enough to know that God will work out all things for good in due time. I have also lived through several seasons of history that have been assigned apocalyptic endings, and frankly, none of them panned out as they were darkly predicted. No matter how...