WHOSE SPIRIT IS SPEAKING?

The Church has been called to speak truth even when the truth is not popular or accepted. That kind of speech requires courage when forces are set against its release even drawing on our legal system to silence its message of dissent. At some point, threats of...

A PICK AND CHOOSE APPROACH

Last night, I had a disturbing dream. In the dream, I was speaking to a married couple and mentioned the beauty of the Old Testament. The women welled up in tearful anger and shouted, “It’s judgment!” I was shocked at the woman’s response and then the dream ended....

WHO SURROUND US?

The people we choose to surround our lives with who will give us counsel and provide direction is an important decision to make. If we are insulated by the words and impressions of foolish people, we will be led away into error. This applies to all relationships and...

ADDRESSING AN ANTI-CHRIST SPIRIT

It is important to know the source from which we speak, either by the Spirit of Truth or from the world’s viewpoint. Some in the Church have leaned dangerously close to the latter and are diminishing the message about the distinctiveness of Jesus Christ. John...

THE SPIRIT OF CAIN

I was in a conversation with the leader of a Christian community who said some of those under his care had become “fuzzy around the edges” concerning certain issues of faith.  That fuzziness had diminished the clarity of the truth allowing undisciplined...