Seated in Heavenly Places...

I just heard two different high level politicians quoting scripture this past week. It wasn't the usual political sources you would normally conjure up and I won't mention who they were, it's not important. What is important is that what they used was not in total context and spirit in which they...

There is no fence to ride. There is no compromise; compromise demands increase. There IS NO MIDDLE GROUND. You are either drawing closer to God or you are moving away. Our country, sadly, is moving away slowly. THE FENCE A group of people were fighting over whether there was a God or not. Whether...

If we will move in true discernment, our view of life must be purged of human thoughts and reactions. We must perceive life through the eyes of Christ.To Discern, You Cannot JudgeWe will never possess true discernment until we crucify our instincts to judge. Realistically, this can take months o...

Mike Frazier asked for a post concerning discerning spirits so I'll do my best with what I know today. Have you ever been somewhere in public, or in someone's office, home or just in the presence of another and suddenly you feel different. Something like, sudden tiredness or exhaustion, or a fear...

Listen, friends, to some fatherly advice; sit up and take notice so you'll know how to live. I'm giving you good counsel; don't let it go in one ear and out the other. When I was a boy at my father's knee, the pride and joy of my mother, He would sit me down and drill me: "Take this to heart. Do ...

DAN SAVAGE, ALREADY GONE. Yesterday there was a report of an activist named Dan Savage who was supposed to be delivering a talk on bullying to a group of high school journalists. It took a turn to another topic. The news and YouTube viral vid (I'm not posting the vid here) showed a group led by J...

I ran into Frank Christophel, Executive VP of our local real estate board the other week. I asked him how long he had been the exec. veep at LCAR. "37 years." he said. I asked him if in those 37 years had he ever witnessed a market anything like this? He said, "Not even close, not even the 20% in...

This past week we were privileged to be part of a miracle healing. One of our amazing worship leaders from our church was struck down with a serious sudden illness. Her name is Tiffany Aitken and along with her husband Jon, they lead worship a few times a month at our church, Life Center. She is ...

There was never before and there has never been since, a sermon that could be any better than this perfect sermon. It was delivered impromptu almost 2,000 years ago on a hillside in Galilee. Here it is in it's entirety via the Message version. If you forgot everything else in the bible and just f...

As reports come in on another government subsidized solar company's bankruptcy, I wonder is solar and wind energy really viable today? I want to take a trip off my usual path for just one day. I have a brother-in-law who is extremely bright and a born entrepreneur. Back in the mid 70's he started...