REFUSING AN INVITATION TO LUST

I remember a message preached by an old and respected pastor. In his message, he shared an illustration that changed how I process one aspect of my life—lust. He described what happened on one of his many flights back and forth to his speaking engagements. This was...

A GREAT DISMANTLING

Every time the Lord dismantles what opposes His will, He has a plan to rebuild and reconstruct the lives of those who have been held captive by deception. For those bound by cords of deceit and error, the Lord wants to dismantle those restraints so He can save the...

BROKEN AND WILLING

King David had it all: the prestige of his office and the power to do as he wished. The undisciplined possession of those two things is a deadly combination if they are not submitted daily to God. The repeated misuse of prestige and power has been revealed since time...

RATS IN THE HOUSE

One of our cats killed a rat and brought it into our home. We saw the dead rat sometime after the cat made her deposit on our dining room floor. This wasn’t a little mouse. It was a rat, a long slimy tail included. Jan called me with the sound of urgency in her voice,...

TAKING OUT THE TRASH

Our greatest spiritual asset is our integrity. When integrity is present, we will be safe because we are living in the light. Those who live in the shadows will eventually enter a time of compromise where all that a person worked for will be lost. Yesterday, I watched...