Apostasy: a total desertion of or departure from one’s religion, principles, party, cause, etc. The United States is in the days of apostasy, as Israel was in the days before the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities. And there will arise a prophet like Isaiah to point out the way of the Lord. And he will be fiercely opposed.
The natural world is cursed and fallen because Adam and Eve listened to Satan instead of God. It is this world that is claimed by Satan, and evil and bad things happen as a result – murder, adultry, drugs, stealing … cancer, depression, and other terrible diseases … hurricanes, floods, drought, earthquakes, and other natural […]
Listen to your life. All moments are key moments. I DISCOVERED THAT IF you really keep your eye peeled to it and your ears open, if you really pay attention to it, even such a limited and limiting life as the one I was living on Rupert Mountain opened up onto extraordinary vistas. Taking your […]
Jesus said that the greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart and will all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength, and love your neighbors as yourself. Frederick Buechner indicates this is easier said than done. “The difficulty is increased when you realize that […]
I DISCOVERED THAT IF you really keep your eye peeled to it and your ears open, if you really pay attention to it, even such a limited and limiting life as the one I was living on Rupert Mountain opened up onto extraordinary vistas. Taking your children to school and kissing your wife goodbye. Eating […]
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Poor in soul would have been a better way to put it to agree with my topography of men and women – body, soul, and spirit. But who am I to question what Jesus said? There are some 256 meanings of the […]
SLEEP IS A SURRENDER, a laying down of arms. Whatever plans you’re making, whatever work you’re up to your ears in, whatever pleasures you’re enjoying, whatever sorrows or anxieties or problems you’re in the midst of, you set them aside, find a place to stretch out somewhere, close your eyes, and wait for sleep. […]
Stop Doing What You Don’t Want to Do is the new book I bring along with me to county jails and rehab houses like Adult and Teen Challenge. You can click on this LINK for more information. The simple point of the book, which applies to all of us, not just addicts and criminals, is […]
Last Friday evening I saw the presence of God in the large classroom of the Wright County Jail. While explaining the plan of salvation to 11 women, a few of them started crying, one so uncontrollably that two other women came over and hugged her. The Holy Spirit filled that room and came down on […]
On Monday, January 14, I received this email from Ben, who, with his partner Steve, had this experience with a young man named Michael. Hello Pat I hope you had a great weekend. I was serving with Steve yesterday and after the meeting one of the men asked us if we knew how […]