God often tells His people to leave the place they are living. Now, I hope to live in Wrightwood the rest of my life. But the command is not only to leave physical places – it is to leave old ways. Remember two things: 1) that we are pilgrims in this land, and 2) God never leaves us. Command to Physically Leave (Gen 12:1) The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.  (Gen. 31:13) [God said to Jacob] “I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and where you made a vow…

In Acts 16, Paul and Silas traveled to Philippi in Macedonia. Paul expelled the fortune-telling spirit in a slave girl and her owners raised the crowds against them. The two were stripped badly flogged and imprisoned. That night a huge earthquake opened all the prison doors and loosened the chains on the prisoners’ feet. The Roman jailer was about to fall on his sword when Paul yelled that they were all still there. The jailer and his family ended up accepting Christ that night! The same incredible power that loosed Paul and Silas is available to you today. And look: once released they didn’t escape. They could have if that’s…

Most of the time when I ask for guidance I expect to live into it. That’s as it should be: the guidance of God is not only about what he wants us to do, but who we become in the process of listening and doing God’s will. But sometimes he just answers us. I don’t know why I think that’s so funny. It’s holy laughter mind you, but it cracks me up! This happened today. I took today as a personal retreat day to seek God’s will about my writing business and my speaking and writing ministry. (The business is marketing writing for the technology market and the ministry is…