WHEN LIFE TAKES US OFF TRAIL

My great uncle several times removed was Daniel Boone the American frontiersman. As the Applegate Wagon Train moved through western Oregon in the winter of 1846 one of the wagons was occupied by his grandson, Alphonso Boone. In the same winter snowstorm that trapped...

DISCERNING DISTRACTIONS

There are distractions taking place in our world that are a tactic of the enemy. Their intent is to rob us of hope and weaken our faith. Properly discerning these distractions will determine the longevity and effectiveness of our testimony. I recently had a very...

SPIRITUAL MICROCLIMATES

It’s important to discern and appreciate the wide variety of expressions of faith that exist within the Church. We are not all the same. To require that all believers express their faith in lockstep is a very limited understanding of the diversity God intended for His...

FUTURE GOSSIP

In the near future the words of Paul regarding unfounded gossip will enter a new stage of interpretation, “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses” (II Corinthians 13:1). Imagine if a friend or a leader you love was accused of an...

OUT OF CONTACT AND ALONE

Some of you have been given an assignment by the Lord that will take you outside the perimeter of your comfort zone. You are out of contact with what has been familiar. What you have relied on in the past is no longer available. This kind of assignment is not for the...