Staging Your Arrival

The image of a stagecoach from the Old West is a metaphor for a journey of faith. The term “stagecoach” is a coach that carried passengers in staged stops along a planned route of travel. At the various stage stops, passengers would exit the coach to rest and be...

The Boomerang of Faith

The word of faith you spoke took flight like a boomerang and disappeared beyond the horizon of your present reality. You forgot about it in the passing of time. That word has made a circuit from earth to heaven and back again preparing to land in your current...

The Weapon of Fatigue

I see fatigue taking place in the people of God. This fatigue comes from living under a never-ending assault against Jesus Christ, His Kingdom, and His followers. While certain seasons of life can carry a unique fatigue factor, to ascribe this sense of fatigue to only...

The Current Shaking

Jan and I live in a small historic gold rush town. The buildings that line our downtown were constructed in the mid-1800s. The construction materials of choice were brick and mortar. While they look strong, if an earthquake takes place the mortar will weaken releasing...

Not Abandoned

When an enemy, either a natural or spiritual enemy, begins to dictate the terms of a relationship to those in positions of leadership, a defeat has already taken place. In these situations trust quickly erodes if those who were promised protection are abandoned in...