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Do the Best Thing First
I felt fortunate to be at a mission’s conference in California when word of the Capitol riot came to me through my wife. I was able to focus on the conference and all it taught me. Since then…
Psalm 3 – I Will Not Be Afraid
This Psalm is a cry to the Lord for HELP when King David in his later years was fleeing from his son Absalom as his kingdom was being threatened…
I Saw the Lord (Part 1) – Seeing Before Telling
As believers in our culture, we want to be sent. We are ready to go. We are ready to preach, to serve God, to run for office, to build a business, to change the world and to make our lives count for eternity - BUT we forget something really important…
Psalm 2 – Why do the Nations Rage?
Why do leaders, rulers, and kings have to be so selfish? The Scripture here reminds us that “the people” are caught up in vanity and…
Psalm 23 – He is My Good Shepherd
This is the Psalm that everyone knows, everyone recites by memory, and it is quoted at every funeral and memorial service in America…
Isolation Can Destroy
When we are struggling with anxiety, fears, insecurities, and worry - the absolute worst thing we can do is to isolate ourselves…
A Divine Strategy for this Hour
2020 has been a peculiar year to say to the least. On many occasions I have started a blog for our site but always have come to the same conclusion…
Psalm 139 – His Thoughts Toward Me
I absolutely adore Psalm 139. The words bring me to tears almost every time I read them. I have quoted sections of this Psalm over and over again in my life as…
Psalm 138 – Praise Comes From the Words of His Mouth
This is a short psalm, but in eight verses it describes the greatness of our God in a way that we can understand – in simplicity. Today in our post-modern world we are surrounded on every side by the “gods” of this world…
God, When Will it be Over?
Last weekend I was exhausted. I collapsed. I just wanted to sleep FOREVER! I had worked all election cycle (two years) for a Member of Congress, running his campaign while simultaneously running…
The Struggle is REAL (Encouragement for this Moment)
We just went through the hardest year in most of our lives and now THIS - a Presidential election that seems as if it will never end.
We can be frustrated, depressed, or we can ask God what HE is up to…
Personal Prayer #2, Pray for Wisdom
In this post we will look at the second bullet point, wisdom. If we are going to stand on the Word of God, then we must seek the wisdom to understand and articulate Biblical truth and a Biblical worldview. This begins with humility…
Personal Prayer #1, Pray for Humility
There are many prayer guides and devotionals, but there are three specific things that each believer should include in his or her personal prayers before engaging the civil society…
What Does it Mean to be Poor in Spirit (Especially in Politics)?
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven…” (Matthew 5:3).
The only way to survive in politics and still LOVE Jesus is to be desperate for God - daily, weekly, moment by moment…
6 Gifts Covid-19 Gave Us - Part II
Faith does not require Christians to constantly grin or walk through life as though trouble did not exist, but when we can see a glimpse of something positive coming along with the trial, life grows a little more hopeful. For myself, if I never again hear the word, “coronavirus,” it will be too soon…
6 Gifts Covid-19 Gave Us - Part I
One of the unique qualities of the Christian religion is our view of problems. We believe bad stuff is real, yet we also accept it as hopeful for we trust our God has the power to draw good from bad…
Psalm 118 - His Mercy Endures Forever!
When I was a teenager, God spoke to me through Psalm 118. It jumped off the page into my heart and I have returned to it in many seasons of life since then. Throughout high school and my years in Bible college, I used to say this was my “life Psalm”…
One Fateful Day in 539 B.C.
On October 12, 539 BC, Babylonian king Belshazzar threw a wild drinking party for 1,000 nobles. To impress his guests, the king brought out the sacred gold and silver goblets that had been seized from the Jewish temple in…
Psalm 100 – Enter into His Gates with Thanksgiving
There is a lot of red meat packed into the five verses of Psalm 100. Let’s read it together – this time in the King James Version (yes, the old version, it is so beautiful)…
Psalm 24 – His Glory Redeems the Earth
Psalm 24 proclaims the majesty and grandeur of God, but at the same time describes Him and His attributes in specific ways that we can relate to. Let’s start with the first section of this beautiful Psalm and I will show you what I mean…