Weekly Thoughts

Spiritual Butterflies #1

Hi all, In my e-newsletter of the 16th I shared a recent visitation with the Lord in which He talked about His people chasing 'spiritual

Should we get a Christmas Tree? #2

Hi all, Last week I shared how modern Christmas came to be; born of many different pagan rituals, 'Christianized' and monetized, and asked how modern

Should we get a Christmas Tree? #1

Hi all, When I was the Director for a Bible school in Tulsa I'd often take students to lunch at a nearby Mexican restaurant after classes, and it was

Israel Messiancs Law #4

Hi all, To understand what most 'Messianic' disciples believe we need to understand that the Mosaic law consisted of 3 parts: Worship/God, health,

Israel-Messiancs Law #3

Hi all, I have a confession to make. It isn't a pretty story and rather embarrassing but I'd like to share it. Coming off a 1 day fast I was

Israel-Messiancs-Law #2

Hi all, Moving day - In Exodus 19 the Lord came out of eternity to meet with Moses on Mt. Sinai. One of the instructions was to build a portable

Israel-Messiancs Law #1

Hi all, When Barb and I were first married an old T-shirt came with me into the marriage. I had bought it while in college, it was reversible and

…, Focus & Jesus #4

Hi all, As most who read my Weekly Thoughts know, our oldest son, Chris, is handicapped. He was delivered by emergency C-section after he had gone

…, Focus & Jesus #3

Hi all, When one of our sons was showing his future wife a family photo album, he paused at the picture of a 19 year old girl in a red bikini

…, Focus & Jesus #2

Hi all, An awakening happened a few months ago when the same lady who has cut my hair each month for years, asked with a straight face after my

Manipulation, Focus, and Jesus #1

Hi all, Chris has a motorized wheelchair he travels around the neighborhood with, greeting the neighbors, dogs, children, and keeping a running

Being Spiritual vs Being Christian #6

Hi all, I'll summarize this series first, then share some things the Lord has told me for the body of Christ. In this series I've talked about

Being Spiritual vs Being Christian #5

Hi all, How did we get to the place church culture focuses on being 'born again' rather than making disciples? I made a statement last week that

Being Spiritual VS Being Christian #4 (Spouses?)

Hi all, I've been talking about how it is possible for people to know the Holy Spirit yet aren't born again, using Jesus' statement to his not yet

Being Spiritual VS Being Christian #3

Hi all, Here is something to think about - All disciples of Jesus are believers, but not all believers are disciples. A disciple is by definition, a

Being Spiritual vs Being Christian #2

Hi all, "John, my friend Sarah who didn't know the Lord, came with me to church and went forward last month for prayer. The Holy Spirit came all over

Being Spiritual vs Being Christian #1

Hi all, Barb and I have wildly differing practices concerning bars of soap. Barb uses soap until it is the size of a coin. Often several of these

Fear & Stupid Decisions #4 (Fear/Money)

Hi all, When Chris had given up the will to live, being in a group home 2 hours from us, we knew we had to move closer to him so he could see us