Love It or Hate It!
I have to admit it, I love the Old Testament. Some people are uncomfortable with the Old Testament. Some people hate it. Some treat it like a story book, there only to provide Sunday School curriculum. Some abuse it, claiming…
And So We Came to Rome…
Sounds pretty simple on the face of it. Pretty matter of fact. “And so we came to Rome.” It is a small sentence with a lot of history behind it for Paul. Isn't that the way it is for all…
Enemy Tactic
"Rommel! I read your book!" General Patton is reported to have screamed that from a hill overlooking a famous battle scene in North Africa during WWII, with hundreds of German Panza tanks lying destroyed and still smoldering in the desert…
What Kind of People Ought We to Be?
As 2015 draws to a close it would be wise for us as followers of Christ to take some time to reflect on where we have been, where we are right now, and where we are going. If you watch…
When You Run Out of Fantastic!
It doesn't get much more fantastic than a nation called out to witness a show down between the gods of the culture and Jehovah. It doesn't get much more fantastic than an altar, wood and sacrifice, intended for fire, but…
What’s in Your Hand?
Gideon only had 300 poorly equipped soldiers. David only had five smooth stones. The widow in Zarephath only had "a handful of flour and a little oil…" The prophet's widow only had "a little oil." Jonah only had a sermon.…
Houston, We Have a Problem!
I saw a TV commercial recently portraying the command center during the countdown for a NASA mission launch. The countdown was interrupted several times to change the mission on the launch pad based on what was trending on social media.…
Blessed and Blown Away
So, last night I jumped on a plane from Phoenix so that I could be home for a Church Awakening pastor's prayer gathering today... our first north of Seattle. The prayer gathering was for pastors from Snohomish and Whatcom counties.…
What Must We Learn From First Century Christians?
What was most important to the early Christians of the first few centuries? Of course, the whole life of Jesus had significance for them. But it was mainly His passion and resurrection that were of utmost importance. The Jews were…
Reviving Jesus’ Ailing Bride
It strikes me this morning, how cunning is our enemy, to push us to distracting and time-wasting extremes in our faith walk... all under the guise of "correcting" something that, in reality, doesn't really need fixing. I know that was…