HEARING THE DRUMBEAT OF GOD’S HEART

A missionary working in Central Africa in the 1950s spoke of what were called “talking drums.” Talking drums were relay stations that used the sound of drums to deliver messages across distant valleys and through dense jungles. The drumbeat of the Spirit, the sound of...

WAIT FOR THE FINAL CREDITS TO ROLL

Drama and suspense do not create credibility or announce the truth no matter how well played the “theater” might appear. This applies to all aspects of life whether it is a relational, spiritual, or societal issue. Our emotions, if not placed under the influence of...

TURNING OFF THE DISTRACTIONS

The voice of God can become so buried beneath layers of life’s noise that the still and quiet sound of God’s voice is no longer heard.  People who live within such a capsule of noise will end up allowing the loud and boisterous voice of culture to define reality and...

LOOKING FOR A SIGN

While many look to the heavens for signs of what is to come in the future, and rightly so, we can overlook the fact that we are walking among some of those developing signs at this time. Not all signs are about the end of time. Some are preparatory. They are...

SPIRITUAL SLEEPWALKING

When I was young and somewhat uninformed about the nature of spiritual life, I thought there was a great moral divide between people of faith and those who had abandoned biblical truth. What I did not know at that time was that spiritual slumber among believers was...