Faith and Hope in Fearful Times

Be careful to never judge another person’s response to fear. I’m talking about the life and death kind of fear that comes in times when life hangs in the balance. It is not possible to know the power of this level of fear unless you have lived under its...

The Spirit of Fear

The spirit of fear is ramping up its activity. Fear grips a person’s heart and creates an unexpected and irrational response where just moments before sane and sensible dialogue was possible. There will be some situations where confronting the fear in others will not...

Reading the Signs

An attempt to write the script of a dark history is taking place. It is like the first clouds that pass overhead before the arrival of a devastating storm. Those able to read the signs will discern what is being planned and begin to prepare their hearts and...

Staging Our Lives

The Church is going through a transition. We are being prepared for the future through a process of simplification. Before that transition can take place on a larger scale, it must first happen in our personal lives. It is never enough to ask, or even demand that...

Joy Up, Church!

As I recover from knee surgery to repair a ruptured tendon, I find myself up at all hours of the night taking pain meds and icing my knee. I write this just a bit after 1:00 am from our living room hoping to let Jan get a few more hours of sleep. I need to keep my...