Hate: A Requirement for Joy?
Joy. If I sit and think about that tiny word, images of wide smiles, jumping up and down, and hands clapping in excitement all fill my...
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His Word Abiding in Me
In my last post, I shared how the Spirit had me paused in John 15. The key theme of this beautiful chapter is abiding and, as I...
The Forgotten Christmas Characters
Take a look at your nativity. What do you see? As long as you aren't missing any of the pieces after decades of being stuffed in boxes 11...
America's Hour of Josiah: Part 2
In my last post, I discussed King Josiah and how his reign compares to America's last political season. Josiah was the King of Israel who...
America's Hour of Josiah: Part 1
A few months ago, I sat in a restaurant with a minister who has a lot of influence and authority in the Kingdom of God, although very few...
My November 22, 2020 Dream
I awoke with a start, my heart pumping in my chest. The dream had been so vivid and the colors more alive than any I had ever seen before...
The Days of Acceleration
It seems like everyday I wake up to find our world deeper in the rabbit hole. While watching the Olympics last week, I heard a...
Delighting in the Lord
The path before me was a bit muddy, but I didn’t mind – I was grateful to be walking this trail deep in the Ozark woods of Arkansas. The...
A Living Sacrifice
"Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service [of worship]." - Romans 12:1 Over the...
Ouija Board or Chess Board: Understanding the Will of God - Part 2
Kids growing up today will never understand the utter excitement that flooded a young child's heart when the Sears Catalog Christmas...
The Heart of the Season: Understanding the Will of God - Part 1
Nothing could have prepared me for what I encountered as I slowly opened the door. The sounds of screaming and chaotic wailing...
Election Fraud
Over the last 4 years, the American people have been inundated with endless news cycles of election fraud. From before President Trump...
Signs & Wonders & Miracles, O, My!
Gold dust sparkling on lifted hands. Delicate white feathers filling the air. Fragrant oil dripping down the guitar fret. It's just...
Better than Bethel
The memory had come out of nowhere, if you can even call it a memory. It was more like a "knowing"...a feeling, a sense from a previous...
The Wonder of the Body of Christ
"In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and Word was God...and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us." I don't know...
The Gift of Disillusionment - Part 2
I lay face down on the floor in the great room, fists clinched, deep sobs racking my body. I was inconsolable. The mournful cries that...
The Gift of Disillusionment - Part 1
I looked out on a sea of crimson mortarboards perched atop the heads of hundreds of exuberant teenagers. The sound of, "Pomp and...
Learning to Listening to His Unusual Voice
The charcoal clouds still hang heavy in the skies outside my window. We just experienced what we in the south call a Gully-washer: an...
Carriers of Deliverance: Mary's Story
God's nature is all about uniting the generations. He never chooses one generation to carry his heart without building upon the blessings...
Carriers of Deliverance: Elizabeth's Story
As stated in my last post, it's no coincidence that Mary's song is the first song recorded in the New Testament. It came after 400 years...