ASKING IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

Each season of life has a specific assignment. To discover that assignment is to become empowered in ways we might not realize in the beginning when questions about that assignment are first asked.  I remember my pastor telling a group of us young and yet-to-be...

THE WEAPON OF GOD’S GLORY

There is a reason why the Church should never allow the defiance we see taking place against God to derail our faith. The Lord is creating something with that defiance. The psalmist describes how God will disable the weapons of spiritual warfare by destroying the...

GET A GRIP

There are some truths about God’s nature that we need to take hold of. Once in our grasp, those truths will change how we see this life and what is happening in the world around us. The context in which a Scripture was written is important to grasp so we can...

A PRECISE AND TIMELY WORD

Jan and I were discussing the Church and how each of us has a unique part to play. As we spoke, I saw the image of a symphony conducting a concert. There were all kinds of instruments present. Violins stroked beautiful notes along with clarinets, saxophones, oboes,...

THE BENEFIT OF WISE COUNSEL

In any transition of life, the most important thing that will guide our decisions is our faithfulness to the word of the Lord, both in Scripture and by a prophetic announcement. They will keep us safe. This applies to words birthed outside our time of history of which...