I was talking with God about Exodus 33, one of my favorite conversations in the Old Testament. And if I’m honest, sometimes one of the most ...

I was raised in the church, but I was raised by a couple of left-brain, logical thinkers: by a school teacher and an engineer. They taught m...

The first words spoken in the Scriptures sound like a command to our Western way of hearing (1). We translate those two words (אוֹר הָיָה)...

OK. Let’s go step onto the scary trail. Let’s talk about pornography, and about porn addictions. I’m going to speak about things that ...

I really love listening to the Bible. I’ve been listening through the gospels recently. And wouldn’t you know it? It got me thinking a...

Here's an interesting observation. I've been with a number of broken people recently. Some of them are regular folks, and some broke...

There are maybe two primary kinds of people reacting with distress to the election results. One kind is all about outrage. That outrage...

I love it when God speaks through secular artists. The Pixies have some strange songs. One begins with the lines, “Meet me by the c...

Every so often, I hear someone moan wistfully, “If only we could return to the glory days of the first century church! If only we could be a...

This may be more of a “prophetic observation” than a prophetic word. I’m observing that God is putting a substantial emphasis on healin...

The vision began with a quiet stream, in a quiet, green meadow; it reminded me of Narnia for some reason: that peaceful. The stream was wid...

I was healed recently, for an issue I’d pretty much stopped asking for healing about. It confused me, so I took it to prayer: Why was I...

You’ve probably already figured out that my first name isn’t actually “Northwest” and that I’m not really Gandalf the Grey. This is a “pen...

There’s an uncomfortable contrast between forgiveness and healing. We forgive those who wound us, and with the grace that Jesus is so ...

One of the less-visible wounds from betrayal or abuse by leaders we've trusted is an unbalanced sense of trust. Some will not easily...

Jesus taught the Sadducees some lessons about the Kingdom. Let’s learn from them. I’ve been fascinated with the story in Mark 12 where Jes...