FULLY ABSORBED

Thirty years ago, Jan and I lived in Berlin, Germany. We were assigned to help coordinate the missions ministries of the Foursquare Church in Eastern Europe. As we continued in our assignment, we were invited to speak and teach across other European nations. After a...

WHEN OUR FAITH BECOMES THIN AND BRITTLE

Last week, I took my truck to a local tire dealer to have my tires rotated. I have done the tire rotation faithfully every 5,000 miles. My truck is twenty years old, so I’ve done these rotations faithfully for all of the 119,000 miles of the truck’s life. In this...

THE BREATH OF GOD

On the day of Pentecost, two sounds were being made. One was the sound of Heaven, translated as the very “breath of God.” The other sound was the response of the people who were impacted by God’s breath.  It was the sound the people were making in response to the...

A CHANGE OF WIND DIRECTION

In southern Oregon, the smoke from several large fires burning in northern California has filled our valley. The smoke has created hazardous conditions for people’s health. It is so bad we are being advised to remain indoors with the windows closed. A report was just...

A New Pentecost

As I look across the landscape of the American Church, I realize how desperately we need a new experience of Pentecost. We have arrived at a place of impasse. Only a Spirit-empowered move of God can reach through our deeply entrenched positions and opinions and touch...