The following thoughts come from my journal entries concerning what seems to me to be an obsession with manifestations among those who would call themselves “charismatic” or “prophetic”. I can’t help but notice that there are certain things that are going on that are greatly…
What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open. -Revelation 3:7 I was just thanking God for all the no’s that He’s spoken over my life. For all the times He’s held me back, for all the times He’s…
“Therefore behold,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who steal from one another words they attribute to Me.” -Jeremiah 23:30 Are prominent leaders in the prophetic movement turning a blind eye to doctrine? I’ve noticed a wind blowing across the prophetic movement recently.…
I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. -Psalm 63:2 The Holy Spirit brought Psalm 63 to me in a dream last night, so when I woke this particular verse was the one that was standing out to me.…
“My hope is not because I am not a sinner, but because I am a sinner for whom Christ died. My confidence is not that I am holy, but that being unholy Christ died for me. My faith is this, not in what I am…
I’m reflecting on the CONSISTENCY of Jesus. He’s the same “yesterday, today, and forever.” That consistency is a reflection of His INTEGRITY. I never have to worry that the Jesus I meet today is going to be somehow different when I encounter Him tomorrow! I…
Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels in a circle around the throne, as well as the living creatures and the elders. Their number was ten thousand times ten thousand —thousands times thousands— all of whom were singing in a loud voice:…
There was also a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having been married to her husband for seven years until his death. She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left…
And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind… And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never…
Forever, O LORD, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens. -Psalms 119:89 I woke up at around 4:00 a.m. this morning and couldn’t get back to sleep. I was disturbed about some real life situations where I’ve tried to share the Word of God…
“This is what the LORD has said, ‘Make many cisterns in this valley,’ for this is what the LORD has said, ‘You will not feel any wind or see any rain, but this valley will be full of water, and you and your cattle and…
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: “Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge? Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me. Where were you when I laid the foundations…
…Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and confidence of access through our faith in him. -Ephesians 3:11 Just because I have the right to come before God with boldness and confident access by the blood of Jesus does not mean that I…
It’s been my prayer that Jesus would be to me more beautiful than the face and form of a woman, even the most beautiful woman in the world. Does this seem like a strange thing to hear me say? Consider this verse: “You are fairer…
I have learned a lesson in life: There are some very very sweet people who have some very very serious issues! Often these issues are disguised by charm. “Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be…
O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! -Psalm 34;3 I believe that everything the Word of God says about God is as true today as it ever was. Everything He ever did, He’s still doing. He didn’t give us…
But Yahweh hurled a great wind on the sea, and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship gave thought to breaking apart! -Jonah 1:4 If Jonah would have been exercising his prophetic gift he would have seen the wave coming.…
A number of years ago I had somebody in my life who was constantly lying to me. Instead of confronting this person I allowed their behavior to continue. Eventually the Holy Spirit confronted me for not confronting them! He showed me that by failing to…
And everyone who is hearing these words of mine and is not habitually doing them shall be likened to an imprudent man without forethought or wisdom who was of such a character that he built his house upon the sandy ground. -Matthew 7:26 Am I…
Does what I’m looking at on YouTube and social media and the news pass this test? Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things. -Philippians…
My Prayer… “If you’re going to give me the ability to hear you better, give me the ability to obey you more.” But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground…
I’m praying for salvation for someone that I have been close to, asking God to deliver them out of the “grave of the world”. The world may provide a very beautiful and well-appointed casket but it’s still a grave. I’m asking that the Lord would…
The following is taken from one of my journal entries. I wrote it during a key moment in my life in which I clearly saw God’s hand of providence. It seemed like God was about to give me the desire of my heart but suddenly…
The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s. -Song of Songs 1:1 Each one of us should be able to say, “The Song of Songs, which is____________. And be able to fill in our name. The starting place for this song is “first love”. It’s intimacy…
“Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and the poor have good news announced to them. AND BY THE WAY, YOUR HEAD WILL…
Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. -Acts 7:42 I was always under the impression…
One thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. -Philippians 3:13 There’s an undeniable principle in Scripture that tells me that…
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? -1 Corinthians 6:19 Our bodies matter to God. He could have just created us disembodied spirits, but He didn’t do that.…
Seeing the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and downcast, like sheep without a shepherd. -Matthew 9:36 What makes this verse wonderful to me is that seeing the crowds, Jesus didn’t see a crowd, He saw individuals. He looked into their…
I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. -John 15:5 Jesus has to spell it out! He wants us to clearly understand…
But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name. Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.…
“Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you.” -1 Corinthians 6:19 The Greek reads: “the ‘in you’ Holy Spirit.” I love this! Throughout the Old Testament there is the ‘upon you’ Holy Spirit. The…
Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature. -2 Peter 1:4 To listen to some people teach you would think that since believers are partakers of the Divine nature, that somehow…
“If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land” -Isa 1:19 In the original Hebrew the word for “willing” in this verse means “to breathe after”. To breathe after something is to desire it with all your heart. h0014. אָבָה…
“Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.” -Hebrews 12:2 The instruction is to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. Failure to follow this simple instruction is the root of more problems than we probably realise. My personal experience is that…
“The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” -John 3:8 One of the greatest truths about revival is…
“Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away.” -1 Corinthians 13:8 We are told that prophecy, tongues and knowledge will pass away. We can be sure that signs, wonders and…
I was listening to Alistair Begg preach on the life and ministry of Martyn Lloyd-Jones. He recounts an incident early in the ministry of Lloyd-Jones where he was being brought to a church to preach and they had made a great big poster of him…
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.” -1 Peter 4:8 Love covers a multitude of sins, not in the sense of hiding them, but in the sense of not counting them against others. We’re not pretending that sin doesn’t…
As I was walking and praying in the Salmon Creek Greenway today a couple of young girls rode by me on their bikes listening to some music as they went. I was immediately struck by the fact that they were tuned into “the sound of…
“But let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. -1 Peter 3:4 I can’t get away from this verse! I keep thinking of it, meditating on…
“Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether…
Is the St Johns Bridge prophesying a spiritual revival to the Portland/Vancouver area? I believe it is! In this post I’ll tell you why. Prophesying Revival Before I get into the St. Johns Bridge and why I believe it is prophesying revival, I first…
“The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.” -Song of Song 2:12 Intimacy with God always comes with a song. The Psalmist (In this case, most likely King David) said,…
“But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.” -Genesis 19:26 I keep thinking of Lot’s wife. The point where we look back, is the point where everything stops. She didn’t even have to go back, all she had to do was…
“Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, filling you with vain hopes. They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.” -Jeremiah 23:16 There seems to be a…
We usually see the gift of faith taught in relation to acts of power like healing and performing miracles, but faith is actually a revelatory gift! “By faith we understand…” -Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the Word of…
“But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.” -Revelation 2:4 The saddest thing that can happen to a child of God is when we find it easy to talk all about Him but our hearts have ceased to burn for…
” And to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.” -Hebrews 12:24 I keep thinking how Jesus speaks a better word. Not just in the fact that His blood totally…
“Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.” -Hebrews 10:5 As I was walking the beach today I began to think about Jesus walking the earth in His physical body,…
And they sang a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. -Revelation 5:9 One of the…
As I was praying today I was thinking how the scripture says that God has written His word on my heart. “You are a letter of Messiah, delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets…
“Your lips drip nectar, my bride; honey and milk are under your lips. “ -Song of Songs 4:11 What do we find on the lips of the bride of Christ? Nectar, milk and honey! Nectar is what bees collect to make honey. The sweetness of…
It seems to me that we may have made an idol out of “our identity in Christ”. It’s been a very popular teaching and has its roots in the bible, but I believe there’s a need for a course correction. I mean by that, that…
I was at the Columbia River Gorge this morning hiking to the top of Multnomah Falls. While I was ascending the trail a verse came to me about ascending the hill of the Lord. “Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD?”-Psalm 24:3 I’d climbed…
I think there’s nothing more beautiful than innocence, and nothing more able to restore innocence than the blood of Jesus Christ when it has been lost. The beauty of innocence is found in its transparency, its openness. Thus Jesus points to our need to be…
The last few years I’ve been in relentless pursuit of Jesus. I’ve written about it extensively on my blog because pursuing Him has been the passion of my heart. Recently, God began to speak to me in greater depth about “pursuit” and “pressing in”. Both…
“But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” -Philippians 3:13-14 In 1969 the United States launched Apollo 11. It…
I’m praying often that God would fill me with the Holy Spirit. He’s the water of life and I’m pretty thirsty! One day I was praying and I asked the Lord to fill my “canister” with the Holy Spirit. Canister was a strange word for…
“And again he says, ‘Here am I, and the children God has given me.’” -Hebrews 2:13 For months this verse from Hebrews has been going through my mind. I’ve been thinking of it, speaking it out in prayer, and singing it to myself. Every now…
“Can two walk together unless they’re in agreement?” -Amos 3:3 How can I walk with God unless I’m in agreement with Him? If He thinks one thing, and I think a different thing, and we’re going in totally different directions how can we walk together?…
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God…” -Romans 12:1 Where did we get the idea that all that Jesus is asking for is our heart? Yes, He wants my heart-…
“Jesus replied, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” -John 3:3 In the original Greek language the phrase that Jesus used for “born from above” has a double meaning. It also means…
I was talking to a friend recently about the second coming of the Lord Jesus. His soon return has often had a prominent place in revival throughout church history. During times of revival God restores our lost vision allowing us to clearly see again that…
I wasn’t certain what to pray about this morning so I was asking God and what came to me was the need for a demonstration of the Spirit of God and of power. I was reflecting upon Maria Woodworth-Etter, John G Lake, Evan Roberts, William…
I became a born again Christian in the summer/fall of 1984. I like to say that God caught me by surprise because I had no clue what was going on with me! All I knew is that my life was in transition and I was…
A girl I know texted me and asked me if I knew anything about “essential oils”. She was talking about sandalwood and lavender and such things and was starting a business of selling essential oils. I didn’t know a thing about them but the thought…
“He has made everything beautiful in its time.” – Ecclesiastes 3:11 God has been teaching me the importance of waiting upon Him. It’s written all over the place in the scriptures. If I simply followed what is written I would be in an attitude of…
“To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.” -Isa 8:20 One of the most important things that happened to me in 2020 was returning to the Word of God as…
This is an excerpt from my personal journal. I happened upon this entry today and felt that the Lord would have me share it… I came to Cannon Beach to get my haircut. The color going through the mountains was absolutely beautiful. I’ve thought of…
I previously wrote about how Jesus took delight in the fear of the Lord. What does that look like in practical terms for us if we would like to enter into the same experience? One of the first things that comes to my mind is…
I love this verse about Jesus… “And hls delight shall be in the fear of the LORD.” -Isa 11:3 It’s really awesome how there’s something delightful in the fear of the Lord. I know there’s a lot of Christians who don’t like the idea of…
As best I can remember God first began speaking to me around 1986-1987 or so about an outpouring of His Spirit that would eclipse anything we have ever seen before. There were occasions in prayer during that time where I would come under glimpses of…
“And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.” -Joel 2:28 A dream I had the morning of January 8th, 2020, concerning the coming outpouring of God’s Spirit upon the earth. “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory…
One of the prayers that I often pray from scripture comes from the Apostle Paul. It’s a very simple prayer, but very powerful. “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and…
“All my fountains are in You!” -Psalm 87:7 Jesus didn’t need a platform, a position, or a title. All of His fountains, all of His resources, all of His life came from His Father. All of His fountains were in God. Whatever favor, blessing or…
“Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom”. -1 Cor 1:22 The same is true of people today. There are certain segments of the church that are all about wisdom and teaching and there are certain segments of the church that are all about signs…
God’s providence is not just about enjoying the things that we deem pleasant. That’s a very wrong view of providence! God’s providence encompasses both the things we like and the things that we personally dislike. It’s GOD weaving ALL the events of our life to…
Today’s post is from my journal- March 2019. Last night the Holy Spirit heavily impressed me in a dream that to know whether something is truly a blessing or not we must first ask what the source of it is. The critical question in our…
“So teach us to number our days that we might get a heart of wisdom.” -Psalm 90:12 Only God knows the number of our days. He actually knows exactly how many we have left on this Earth! It only makes sense then, to ask Him,…
“Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts” -Ezekiel 14:3 The pathway from my heart to my mouth is a very short one. Jesus said from the abundance of our heart our mouth speaks. When we take an idol into our…
“From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”” -Matthew 4:17 Why are we afraid to tell people to repent? The entire Bible, from the beginning to the end, points out the importance and need of it.…
“Then King David went in and sat before the Lord”. -2 Samuel 7:18 If you look at the original language the sense here is not that David just sat down for a few minutes before the Lord. The idea here is more along the lines…
In Isaiah chapter 6, we see a prophet of God, who obviously already knew God, but suddenly saw God in a way he had never known before! “In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted…
This is something from my journal last year on Divine Providence. I share it because there’s a univerisal principal here that is crucial to understand. It’s a lesson I’m still very much actively in the process of learning… God was showing me today how every…
I normally don’t post pictures on my blog. As it turns out. I’ve only done it once before and it was also while I was at the beach! Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words! When I saw the sign, God spoke to me,…
Have you ever been with somebody who doesn’t communicate their expectations? Well, Jesus isn’t like that. He totally spells out what it means to love Him, and what His expectations are! Here’s a couple things that Jesus said about our love for Him… “If you…
Kaph, the Hebrew pictograph for 2o represents an open palm/hand. We have just entered the year 2020. Is 2020 the year of two open hands? A double portion of the Hand of the Lord? I find it interesting that God often uses what is right…
“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” -Proverbs 29:18 I was led by the Holy Spirit today to consider the role and importance of prophets in the church. Roughly 400 years passed between the prophet Malachi and the appearing of John the Baptist. That’s…
Over the last couple years there’s been a lot of talk about revival in the Pacific Northwest. Many feel that the Portland, Oregon area where I live may be one of the epicenters of an outpouring of the Glory of God that will usher in…
“Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.” -Exodus 25:40 As Moses was being instructed by God concerning the construction of the Tabernacle he was told to be sure to make it according to the…
“By your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.” -Revelation 5:9 We only purchase that which we want to possess, and so it is with God. He purchased us from every tribe, language, people and nation with the goal…
“You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.” -Hebrews 1:9 Jesus was the most joyful person who ever walked the face of the earth. He was supremely, gloriously,…
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” -Romans 14:17 The Children of the Kingdom are righteousness, peace and joy. Are you giving birth to these children? You should be!…
It baffles me why some people think that change in the church must be gradual and not disruptive. Let me introduce you to the God of Disruption! Paul got saved and became an apostle of Jesus Christ through divine disruption. Paul was going on his…
“Greet one another with a holy kiss.” -1 Corinthians 13:12 I believe God wants to marry love and holiness in His people. I’m being a bit allegorical here, but I love what God is showing me! A holy kiss! A holy love is what God…
“For you have died and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.” -Colossians 3:3 “HIDDEN WITH CHRIST IN GOD.” Hidden. I love that. He so envelops me that I am now completely hidden. His blood so covers me that I am the righteousness…
The Holy Spirit is the Voice of Holiness, a burning fire that speaks! “The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.” -Psalm 29:5 The vocabulary of the church will soon be radically changing for the Voice of the Lord is speaking to His…
Jesus had a secret, and He’s trying to teach it to me. Like everything about Him, it’s an Open Secret. He’s not trying to hide it from anyone. It’s as plain as can be in the Word of God. “So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I…
“And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” -2 Corinthians 3:18 Looking at Jesus transforms me. We expect…
Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.” -Exodus 33:18 When Moses asked God to show him His Glory, God revealed a number of things about Himself. One of those things is His sovereignty. “I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will…
“Let him who walks in darkness and has no light trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God. Behold all you who kindle a fire, Who encircle yourselves with firebrands, Walk in the light of your fire and among the brands…
“Who is like you among the gods, O LORD— glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, performing great wonders?” -Exodus 15:11 The Glory of God and the Holiness of God are always found together, you can never separate the two. A true way to discern the…
“His speech is most sweet, and He is altogether desirable. This is my beloved and this is my friend…” -Song of Songs 5:11 Many know the Jesus of religion. That’s not the Jesus I know. The Jesus I know is altogether desirable. His voice is…
“And the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied among them.” -1 Samuel 10:10 Looking at 1st Samuel 9-10, Saul was just living his life, just going through his day, when He got a Word from God through Samuel. Suddenly the Spirit of…
“Do not make us cross the Jordan River and settle there.” -Numbers 32:5 In Numbers 32 we see some of the Israelites telling Moses they don’t want to cross the Jordan River. When I read this I was astounded! It was God, after all, who…
“You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride; you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.” -Song of Songs 4:9 Many years ago the Holy Spirit gave me some dating advice. He said, “It’s not…
“Isaiah said these things because He saw His glory and spoke of Him.” -Jn 12:41 It’s in being in His presence and beholding His glory that I have something to say. Without that, all I have is empty words. Seeing and speaking go together in…
God used brokenness as a catalyst to surrender, and surrender as the path that led straight to His heart. The most beautiful place in Jesus is the place of surrender. The day I was shattered was the day I started to live again. I walked…
Because prophetic words come directly from the Spirit to our spirit they almost always have a sense of immediacy. We get excited and think they’ll happen right away. One of the hardest lessons to learn about prophecy is that most of the time prophetic words…
In my post, “God’s Prophetic Whisper” I talk about the Holy Spirit’s activity in speaking to us about future events. Why does God speak to us about future events? The reasons can be varied. Here’s a few that I’ve experienced- 1. The Spirit of God…
“He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” -Hebrews 11:6 I’m in total pursuit of Jesus! Here’s what I’m learning… God rewards those who diligently seek Him. It actually matters, that He matters to us! Jesus notices when we’re in relentless pursuit of Him,…
“My sweetheart, My Bride, is a secret garden, a walled garden, a private spring!” -Song of Songs 4:13 There is no one more romantically intimate than Jesus Christ! We’re His secret garden. I’ve been meditating on this for almost a year now, thinking how I…
God continues to show me pictures of revival. This time it was an inner picture/vision of the Holy Spirit depicted as fireworks exploding above the Earth with burning pieces falling to the ground! The burning pieces were falling in various locations all over the Earth…
This is something I shared with a friend from my journal and decided to share it publicly to encourage you in prayer. I had a very intense and prolonged season of prayer where I would go out to the Salmon Creek Greenway near where I…
“Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?” -Psalm 85:6 I’m in the midst of the greatest spiritual revival of my life. It started in mid 2017 and is still going strong! So explosive has the Holy Spirit’s work in…
I was praying for someone to be able to “see as God sees”. It was revealed to me by the Holy Spirit that this person was being “driven by fear”. It occurred to me that our eyes can be WIDE OPEN because of FEAR or…
I’ve been writing a lot about the adventure I’ve been on for the last year. Today I want to take you back in time to when I was 27 years old, dirt poor, but totally in love with Jesus. He was all I had, and…
NOT ALL MAJOR WORDS FROM GOD COME LIKE THUNDER. If you think that “supernatural” means super noticeable you might be mistaken! GOD is often speaking through things that can go almost unnoticed unless we’re really paying attention. So He said, “Go forth and stand on…
In my previous post I talk being vulnerable. It’s important to point out that Jesus didn’t leave me shattered and broken and vulnerable in woundedness. Jesus comes to heal the brokenhearted, He doesn’t leave us brokenhearted! There’s a vast difference between being “vulnerable in woundedness”…
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, the most miraculous thing that has ever happened in my life occurred this year. Out of the worst pain and brokenness God brought emotional healing so deep that I have no scars to point to! He used brokenness as…
“On that day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” -Mark 4:35 If you’re walking closely with Jesus, there will come a time when He says to you, “Let us go across to the other side.”…
“The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.” -Psalm 16:6 One of the most beautiful things about surrender to God is that no matter what happens in life you’re guaranteed to end up in Pleasant Places! As I’ve reflected…
I was out praying and enjoying the view of Mt Hood when this verse came to mind: “The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.” -Psalm 97:5 Imagine if God melted Mt.…
“…to give them beauty for ashes.” -Isaiah 61:3 It wasn’t that long ago that I went through such painful devastation that about all I had left was a pile of ashes. Think about what ashes are… Ashes are what’s left after there’s NOTHING left. Ashes…
For the purpose of this post, when I speak about “THE PRESENCE” I am talking about the manifest presence of God where we are able to sense His pleasure, favor and blessing on us. Long before David had the palace, he had THE PRESENCE. As…
Luke chapter 2 has an amazing paragraph about a man named Simeon. Simeon’s life is what I want my life to be like. In four sentences, the Holy Spirit’s mentioned three times! “Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and…
You see them everywhere… engraved in sidewalk brick, etched in park benchs, scattered along the coastal path I’m walking today… Memorials to those who loved it here, but are no longer here. My family has a bench with my mom’s name on it in Door…
True revival is falling so much in love with Jesus that you want to be just like Him! Revival is THE THING that everybody’s talking about right now in the Church. In the Pacific Northwest, where I live, expectations are very high that we are…
Tuesday morning at 10 AM, I ended up in a tiny town, at a tiny church, in a tiny room with 6 people (including myself). I’d never been there before, I went because God told me to go. I found out there was going to…
This is the time of the year we hear about the “Christmas Story.” We’ve all heard about the shepherds keeping watch over their sheep at night, the Christmas star, the wise men, the baby Jesus- That’s the Christmas story most have heard. You never hear…
“By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household.” -Hebrews 11:7 One of the striking things about the Word of God is that it was penned by people who are…