I was praying recently about a man who has shown himself to be untrustworthy and whose efforts to control the world around him have caused a...

Jesus cleaned out the temple twice, once at the beginning of his ministry, and once at the end. A lot of folks read the story about Jesus ...

Whose Holiday Is It Anyway? Point One: Plunder. When you conquer an enemy, the enemy’s property becomes your property. Plunder has...

I was talking with a friend recently about “finding our life’s purpose in God.”  That’s a tricky one, isn’t it? We want to know what ou...

Someone asked me how I respond to Bible Thumpers. Boy did that make me think. Yeah, that’s a big issue. It’s big enough that Wikipedia ...

Recently, a friend asked me, “Are we still required to pray for the peace of Jerusalem?” (as Psalm 122:6 says). I stopped to think about th...

I need to speak (again) about things that I lack expertise on, and therefore about things wherein I am NOT an expert. This isn ' t so m...

The Bible doesn’t actually tell us to avoid every appearance of evil. First Thessalonians 5:22 says to avoid evil , not the stuff that ...

One of the most distasteful spirits is the Religious Entitlement spirit: it is the one that insists that everything we say or everything we...

Because of my nom de plume (“Northwest Prophetic”), people associate me with prophetic ministry. And as a result, I get a number of request...

Since the character of God was brilliantly defined by Jesus, we can trust that if God is a murderer (as some claim, when they read of Anani...

One of the most useful insights from reading the Book of Job is seeing the difference between what went on in Heaven, and how it manifested ...

I share this as a testimony. You know I love testimonies. I had a dream. In the dream, or maybe it was a vision: I was working my way t...

I’ve been frustrated at some people recently, but I think I may be doing the same thing that they’re doing. I hate it when that happens...

WARNING: Politically incorrect musings ahead. Just trying to examine a tough topic honestly.  I’ve been visiting with some Remarkably ...

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...

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen it happen, but you probably have seen it as many times as I have: someone, somewhere – let’s call ...

I was talking to the Lord one day, and to be perfectly honest, I was whining. I was trying not to, but it didn’t work. I had a lot of things...