Two Dreams – Two Snakes

In the fall of 2019, Jan and I had both had vivid dreams on the same night. Our dreams were about snakes. In my dream, as I walked along, I was confronted by a giant serpent. It was as tall as a two-story house. When it opened its mouth to attack me, I tossed a bible...

An Unreasonable Faith

Most of the time, being known as a reasonable person is a good thing. Reasonableness seeks to find a favorable middle ground. That choice, however, will not apply to all situations in all seasons. There are other times when reasonableness demands we compromise without...

In the Coming Days

Intense times, both personally and culturally, are times of preparation. They are like a spiritual and emotional boot camp where the limits of our strength and endurance are pushed beyond known limitations. Don’t waste the purpose of these times. This current...

Everything Working Together

I have lived long enough to know that God will work out all things for good in due time. I have also lived through several seasons of history that have been assigned apocalyptic endings, and frankly, none of them panned out as they were darkly predicted. No matter how...

Preparing Our Witness

Whichever way the Presidential election goes, a day will soon come when a winner is finally declared. On that day, emotions will run even higher than they are now, no matter who wins. Today, the wise will begin to prepare how they will express their faith to the world...