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Christmas 2020: What Child is This?
2020 cannot escape my yearly Christmas message. In past years I’ve highlighted reflections on different Christmas hymns, but this year I’ll start with a very short story. Twelve years ago, while sitting in a coffee shop, I was approached by a Jewish man. He could see that I was reading my bible and remarked multiple…
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The Gospel of the Kingdom
What is the Good News of the Kingdom? News is heralded, announced by demonstrations through various means and mediums by an approved messenger. The final and eternal completion of the Good News of the Kingdom of God is very straight forward. One day, heaven and earth will be joined together as one realm, (God gives…
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Contending Through Disillusionment
Hi Friends, I have been writing a lot lately about the prophetic transition taking place at this present time. Many people and ministries have been released into new occupations, assignments and callings. It has been both an exciting and concerning time. First of all, I want to say a few things about this season of…
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Holy Night & Fully Human
Holy Night & Fully Human: December 2019
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When God Redirects Your Plans
Hi Friends, Less than a month ago we thought we were on our way to Hawaii, which had a wonderful business and ministry opportunity waiting for us. We parted from our commitments in Missouri and sold or donated almost every possession we owned. Road ready, we headed for Wisconsin and Phoenix to spend some time…
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The Lost Discipline of Correction
Recently, I have been writing a lot about unity in the Church. Something I haven’t really written about yet are the spiritual, intellectual, and emotional skills necessary to pursue unity. This article is my first attempt. I’ll dive into this much deeper in my coming book. In the meantime allow me to ask a simple…
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Unity: The Inconvenient Necessity
John 17, Jesus prayed that we would be one, as He and the Father are one. I’ve heard a lot of sermons on this passage and many of them have been great. A key focus of these many sermons has been the issue of denominational unity. Christ isn’t divided, as the Apostle Paul tells the…
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Pro-Life vs Anti-Abortion
In my last article, Why I’ve Spent the Past Decade Fighting to End Abortion, I told a bit of the story behind my longing to see the ending of abortion in America. The undoing of this atrocity called abortion is a catalyst for something that goes far beyond a changed law. In fact, it is a matter…
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Why I’ve Spent the Past Decade Fighting to End Abortion
Hi Friends, It has been a while since I have written a public post about abortion. As with most subjects, I have decided to be much more careful and selective about what I say in the echo chamber of social media. There is a time to be silent and a time to speak, and I…
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Worship Expressing Ethnic Deliverance
Hi Friends, This morning I was listening to a reggae worship band while getting my store setup for the workday. There are many forms of worship God delights in. Some are related to musical expression and others related to our lifestyle and what we do in our labors. Personally, I get a lot of joy…
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