LEAVING THE FLATLANDS

This morning, the Lord spoke a word of instruction that would be applicable to all of us who call ourselves followers of Jesus Christ. The word was spoken like a whisper. I would have missed the word had its content not had an image attached.  In the image,...

ASSEMBLING ALL THE PARTS

Everything in this world is connected. Nothing is isolated. All the assembled parts are connected to outcomes, either good or bad. This morning, I was prompted to write this post when I read a news report of what is called the “Judgment Day” aircraft.  This...

THE UNTHINKABLE

There’s a word we use to describe something that is too horrible to consider. We call it unthinkable. It’s unthinkable because if it happened to our family, our church, or our nation we would experience something so painful, life as we know it would radically...

THE BACKING OF A PROMISE

As our world enters the narrow and dangerous waters of social unrest, as major world powers move closer to WWIII, and when institutions we once considered stable are now in jeopardy, it is important to reestablish our understanding that God will forever be faithful to...

STANDING ON THE EDGE

The level of unresolved frustration over what is happening in our world is palpable. It is rising becoming a mass of emotion that must be harnessed and led toward a healthy resolution if we are to maintain our witness of hope. As a nation, we are moving toward a place...