ABOVE ALL THINGS

When so much is taking place in our world that causes real concern, and when prophecies rightly warn us of what is coming, we cannot forget this one thing – God is above all things. Nothing that is happening in our world is without His knowledge. His plan of...
A TOUGH FAITH

A TOUGH FAITH

The challenges we may soon face will require a tough faith. The terrain of what is before us will not be navigated by a weak and untested faith. A tough faith is a reliable faith able to ascend and descend unfamiliar and uneven spiritual terrain. Twenty years ago, a...
THE NEED FOR CLARITY

THE NEED FOR CLARITY

On a walk last week, I saw a group of turkeys sitting on a fence. It got me thinking about how we can become so afraid of offending someone that we shy away from expressing the truth, especially about hot-button social issues. To a passerby who wants to see a...

STILL WATERS

Jan and I were invited to a conference where I was one of the speakers. The conference host put us up in a beautiful Airbnb with a swimming pool. After a long day of meetings, I wanted to unwind. I donned my swimsuit and grabbed a towel and headed to the pool. The...

OUTNUMBERED AND OVERWHELMED

I love to find profound verses tucked away in obscure biblical narratives that cut to the chase of our faith.  That is one reason I read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Those verses are gems of truth and words of encouragement waiting to be discovered. Here is...