Honor – The Doorway for Wisdom and Understanding

Some think wisdom comes from gaining an education or having significant life experience. Having an advanced degree or living a long time is no guarantee someone will become wise. While both an education and a life of experience have some value, neither makes a person...

Living Faith Forward

I listened to an interview with a crew member of a sailing vessel that claimed the record for the fastest sailboat crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. One section of the race put them in part of the ocean where icebergs were frequent. This course was especially harrowing...

Hell’s Beta Testing Program

Beta Testing is a process that tests user acceptance of a product before its launch date. A Beta Testing program allows those creating the product to evaluate how the product will perform and be accepted in the real world before its formal introduction. At this moment...

The Hidden Blessing of Failure and Betrayal

Having a vision or mission statement can be of great value. Of even greater value is the understanding and purpose of failure. Whenever I talk to anyone starting in a new season of life, I ask them to catalog the personal failures and betrayals they will experience....

We Are Being Prepared

There is an air of spiritual danger and intensity in the air. Rightly discerning this moment in history is critical if we are to remain a vital witness to the world for God and His Kingdom. A process of preparation has been taking place for decades in an attempt to...