Processing Reality Years ago, the advertising world coined the phrase and began leveraging: “the perception being the reality.” The context, while working on my masters program in the early 70s with journalism studies, was in the importance given to verifying facts, as well as in conducting scrupulous research toward the goal of accurate and truthful […]
THINKING LIKE JEWS – REVISITED Note: The toxic nature of the spiritual atmosphere lately has been such that many have had serious assaults on their minds. My response is to re-present a message from almost five years ago that targets a higher way of thinking: thinking like Jews. It’s a time we need to give […]
Interdicting History The Bible records stories of strategic assignments from on High: men and women of God, who in their alignment with the Spirit of God, have served in interdicting history. They included Noah, Moses, Joseph, Daniel, Elijah, Elisha, Jesus, the apostles and many more. All disrupted and changed the trajectory of history; each serving…...
THE FINE LINE — REVISITED Note: Originally penned for SIGN in 2005, then published as a key chapter in 2010 in my devotional titled “Something More,” this theme of “The Fine Line” once again is at the forefront of the spiritual dimensions significant for this season. It bears on the subtleties tied to our grasp […]
THE COST Isaiah aptly described both the cost and the challenge for God’s Messiah. He did so in describing the awesome task of the taking up of infirmities and the carrying of sorrows. Yet, in light of such an incredible mandate, Isaiah went on to state that among His observers would be those who considered…...
Glitter, Blind-Spots and Maturity Having brought forth the oracles of God and then God’s Messiah, Paul the apostle observed that there would be a time to expect even more from God’s chosen people. This coming time would be when the Jewish recognition of the Messiah would begin triggering life from the dead. Few of…...
Being Relevant There’s no question about the impact the Jewish people have had on both their host cultures and the course of history. Simultaneously, their weak spot, as a people over the centuries, has been their desire to be like everyone else. Both of these positions as God’s chosen stand on opposite ends of the […]
Favor that Subdues Evil The will of God for Joseph and Daniel was within the courts of occult cultures. For each, they walked out destinies, orchestrated by God, actively engaged with the rulers of these occult realms. For both, the prime rulers they served sought their input, as being the voice of God to them…....
Alternate Economic Models (Adapted and Updated from “God’s Economy, Israel and the Nations,” Xulon Press, 2004, Pages 71-80, by Morris Ruddick) During times of change and turmoil, God’s people are those with both practical and spiritual answers and solutions. As disruptions bombard markets and economies, those who have been prepared like Joseph and Daniel will…...
MANTLE OF FIRE REVISITED Note: This post from mid-2015 became the hallmark chapter of my book by the same title. At the core of the purpose of SIGN is unwrapping the insights tied to understanding the times, in order to know what to do. That is to know what we, as God’s people, are to […]
