Reading the Signs of the Times

Great regret is approaching. This regret can be avoided if we properly discern the signs of the times in which we live. This is an Issachar moment of history. Issachar was a tribe descended from Jacob and Leah. The sons of Issachar had a unique assignment. “From the...

These Two Things

A friend of mine is processing his faith in a passionate and mindful way. He shared a bit of his frustration with me about how people of faith represent themselves. I had to agree with his assessment. I have been guilty of some of the things he mentioned. I offered my...

A New Way Forward

Recently, a well-known Christian leader made an interesting comment.  He said as he was switching back and forth between two dominant news networks, each with vastly different worldviews, he came away convinced that our nation is living in two different worlds. He...

When the Gospel Disturbs

I am amazed how easy it is for some people to believe the Gospel is supposed to remain within the calm halls of a church campus never daring to venture out and impact the institutions of culture. As a result, a sanitized and domesticated version of the Gospel has been...

Prophetic Stage Stops

I love wide-open spaces. An expanse of sagebrush, quaking aspen draws, and old, weathered cabins are a thing of beauty to me. Traveling along a dirt road far off the asphalt beaten path and seeing these old structures speaks to me. I can imagine a stagecoach pulling...