Has God ever told you a joke? It unexpectedly happened to me in a recent prayer meeting at our church. As we prayed, we felt challenged to lay aside our…
The most intense period of my 2019 cancer and chemo journey lasted just six months. Although it was rough, I met many people at the cancer clinic who had it…
I’m frustrated about something, and I wonder if you can help me work through it. It all goes back to two fundamental questions I have about Jesus’ Parable of the…
I was convicted as I read the final chapter of the book of Exodus recently. It's the culmination of several chapters that provide a detailed description of the furniture and…
The Lord rebuked me recently. Although loving, His message to me came as a stern word of caution. The Holy Spirit basically said, "Jim, you have a terrible tendency to…
A Word of Caution to My MAGA Friends It was an early morning prayer meeting, just one day after the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as America's 47 President. Most…
After surrendering my life to Christ at age 18, I spent an entire year as a cessationist. In case you're not familiar with that term, cessationists believe that the supernatural…
wallup.net Recently I was praying for a friend who has a ministry in another town. "What is my friend up to today?" I asked the Lord. It was a rhetorical…
Abandonment. Desertion. Betrayal. Our culture seems to be facing a new pandemic, caused not by an evil virus but rather by selfishness and dysfunctional relationships. Jesus predicted this would happen…
The entire Bible can be summarized by two different phrases - one terrifying and the other beautiful. First, there's "All have sinned" (Romans 3:23), the disturbing synopsis of humankind's loss…
As we commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, I'm convinced we often overlook a vital question: What, exactly, got Jesus into such trouble with the authorities? Although entire books…