Endings are very important, and often important lessons can be learned in endings, right? What type of endings? Well in athletics, the ending of an athletic season; in agriculture the ending of either planting or harvest season; in politics, the ending of a term in leadership; in life, the ending of one’s earthly journey. These days […]
Many things in life have a time limit. Athletic competition often has a time clock; every day has only 24 hours; elected office normally has a term length; even many perishable foods have a ‘shelf life’. Often the final amount of time in the life span of an event is very significant. Lately we’ve been looking […]
“Going Home” is a wonderful statement to make, especially if you’ve been away from home for a long time, isn’t it? That experience is especially wonderful when you’ve been forcibly taken and kept away from your home for a very long time, especially if you’ve been in EXILE. Over the past few weeks, “going home” has been […]
How far out into your future do you like to plan? Six months, a year, 5 years? How easily do you change your plans when facing a challenge? How do you suppose God plans for what He’d like to accomplish here on planet earth? Let’s rejoin Jeremiah the Jewish prophet again, about the year 590bc as he […]
I wonder if you are a person who likes to make detailed plans before stepping forward, or are you more of a spontaneous person? And what about God? Do you think God is a plan and purpose God or a spontaneous God? Or is God actually both? What do you think about this verse and how it […]
Think back with me, to all the places where you’ve lived. How did those places BENEFIT from you living there, attending school there or working there or retiring there? Is it a fair expectation for God to have of His people that the PLACES where He plants us to live will be blessed by our presence there? This […]
All across America and many places around the world today, cards and notes, candy and flowers and many different expressions of love will be given in hopes of encouraging people with a special touch of love, on this Valentine’s Day 2025. Once again, I’m amazed at God’s perfect timing as the Holy Spirit leads us on […]
When we hear the word ‘corruption’ what pictures come into our minds these days? The violent drug cartels of Mexico; Human traffickers sneaking people across the borders; corrupt governments of third world nations; or high-ranking elected officials in sophisticated western nations who have succumbed to bribery or blackmail? Join me again in the great city […]
When you hear the name “GOD” what are the first thoughts which come to your mind? A very wise man (AW Tozer) once said “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” Perhaps your first thought about God is HOLY or ALMIGHTY or CREATOR? But what about JUSTICE? For the past several months we’ve […]
Yesterday, Ezekiel shared with us a remarkable message he had received from God about speaking ONLY as God led him to speak, and we were challenged to consider how alert we are to God as He wants to guide us when to speak, when to be quiet, and WHAT to speak! I know Ezekiel’s words in Ezekiel […]
