I married a direct descendent of Chief Fields. He led the Cherokee delegation to Washington in 1866. I grew up not far from the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho and had many friends that were from tribes such as the Navajo and Shoshone-Bannock. I am familiar with the difficult circumstances of the American Native Indian and think it remains a major blemish on the American record.
Howeve...
In today’s Psalm (67) we find one of those 30,000-foot views that God is gracious to occasionally provide for us. We need these, because we often get caught up in the muck and mire of a world that presses us ever so much inwardly and therefore hopelessly. Here is the key verse:
God blesses us… so that all ends of the earth may fear Him. (verse 7)
The previous verse provid...
I am in Alaska for an Engagement Project Training Conference. We will be at the Change Point church in Anchorage. Would love to see you there.
I have felt compelled to begin meeting with pastors as much as possible. Upon arriving, Jason Maust, chief pilot for Arctic Barnabas (one of my favorite ministries) flew me to Kenai. We had a great meeting with pastors and ministry leaders and then th...
We're in Des Moines, Iowa for a Pastor's gathering, the Family Leader Summit and the Engagement Project Small Group Training Conference.
I look forward to the time with Pastor's and hope we can work together to instill in the body of Christ that God has entrusted the primary work of the kingdom to the common Christian family.
The Family Leader is fast becoming recognized as a ...
When someone is hit with any kind of disease or virus, the most significant factor in whether they will survive or not is their current mental and physical health. Are they strong and hardy or are they weak and lacking the will to fight?
It is no different when one is assessing the threats to a culture. Are the people strong in character? Are they resilient and alert? Are they capable of wi...
I suppose it would take several pages to list the changes that have occurred in our lives this year. If someone would have told me, a year ago, that in 2020 all our malls would be closed, the stadiums would be empty, the restaurants will be closed, a U.S. economy that was going like gangbusters would grind almost to a halt, nobody would care about hockey or basketball or baseball, everyone woul...
“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29
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I find it fascinating that the very first description of Jesus, as He was beginning His ministry here on earth, is that He was declared to be the “Lamb of God”. For us today, the imagery provokes something soft and huggable. My granddaughter has a fluffy lamb doll. We have several...
It is past time for those who call upon the Lord, to call upon the Lord.
If God prompts you, let’s take a few minutes to begin to pray together, on Tuesdays at noon, eastern, for repentance and revival in our land. Wouldn't it be something if the totality of God's people were humbling themselves before God together with one voice at the same time all over our land.
It is im...
“Spiritual naturalism” is a phrase I’ve been using for years to describe a modified form of Naturalism that has arisen in our culture.
Here is the essence of what has happened.
Naturalism is a philosophy that believes that all reality can be understood in terms of matter and energy. Everything that exists is merely the result of these two prime elements operating in a ca...
As our culture increasingly rejects God and moves toward Public Atheism, it is progressively removing all symbols that point to Him. A week ago, the “MIA/POW” table in the Ohio VA clinic in Akron included a Bible, which has been a military tradition for generations. However, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, headed by Mikey Weinstein, complained that it violated the U.S. Co...
