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Several years ago, I was out at Paine Field, in Everett, getting checked out in their Cessna 172. The chief pilot at Regal Air, was giving me the once over to make sure that I knew the airplane, and that…

Jesus is coming. He is coming as Rescuer! Jesus was early on in his ministry. He had been teaching about the kingdom of God and performing miracles of healing. One evening after teaching all day, he asks the disciples to…

Jesus is coming. He is coming as Refiner! Professor James S. Stewart said, “Revival is a new discovery of Jesus.” Could it really be that simple? Yes! It’s that simple. Yet, also, so much more than we even know to…

Jesus is coming. He is coming as Redeemer! Along with thousands of others, we have prayed for revival and sought God for another great awakening in our nation. Like the followers of Jesus on the road into Jerusalem, we have…

I learn and see things visually so I can easily imagine Jerusalem and the Temple back in the days of its greatest glory...with the presence and power of God like a cloud hovering over the Ark of the Covenant and…

I’m in 2 Chronicles 32, a chapter that gets to me every time I read it. It follows 3 whole chapters jammed full of King Hezekiah (seemingly at his own initiative, reacting possibly to witnessing the collapse of the nation…

A good friend and professor of Old Testament Studies at Lee University, Dr. Rickie Moore, has done some amazing work on the prophets of the Old Testament. A paper he presented at an academic forum identified prophets as messengers, minstrels,…

There was an entire day in DC recently devoted to calling America to “return” to the Lord. That was even the title given to the event. And, election year politics aside, it was good to see almost 200,000 people respond…

For the last few decades now, life in America has been reasonably peaceful. Most of us, by comparison with the rest of the world, have lived comfortable, easy lives. Only the occasional weather anomaly or personal health or financial crisis…

So, I’m in 2 Chronicles in my morning quiet time and frankly it’s depressing. Israel started well with King David, even considering his failures, David’s heart was after God. Solomon started well but ended dismally. Then, after Solomon, king after…