The Daily Memo

“As it turned out, when you heard the Voice out of that dark cloud and saw the mountain on fire, you approached me, all the heads of your tribes and your leaders, and said, Our GOD has revealed to us his glory and greatness. We’ve heard him speak from the fire today! We’ve seen that God can speak to humans and they can still live. (emphasis added) But why risk it further? This huge fire will devour us if we stay around any longer. If we hear GOD ’s…

We were born into a world at war. Do you believe that? We’re not talking about the Civil War, World War II, Desert Storm, or any other conflict or battle we happen to be engaged in at this moment in time. We’re talking about a much more formidable opponent. An invisible one. Naked to the eye. An enemy that seeks to destroy everything good in us. That’ll stop at nothing to ruin us. Starting at the beginning of our lives if that’s what it takes. The…

"You will appreciate the mastery of Jesus only to the degree that you understand the minefield he walks. He is advancing against the prince of darkness in a bid for the human heart. The whole situation is booby-trapped. Satan already has the upper hand—he took our hearts captive when we fell, back in Eden. Some he has snared through abuse, some through seduction, others by means of religion. Oh, how hard it is to rescue the human heart, to dislodge people from…

"For twenty-nine years after World War II ended, Hiroo Onoda hid in the jungle, refusing to believe his country had surrendered. Japanese military leaders had dispatched Onoda to a remote island in the Philippines (Lubang) with orders to spy on the Allied forces. Long after a peace treaty had been signed and hostilities ceased, Onoda remained in the wilderness. In 1974, Onoda’s commanding officer traveled to the island to find him and convince him the war was.…

I crashed headlong into God's healing process in September 2017, when I was invited to join a healing care group by a good friend who knew my world was falling apart.  I had driven my car (metaphorically) off a cliff, and not for the first time.  Separated from my wife and soon to be divorced, broken and hurting, a father to three amazing and hurting kids, I couldn't figure out why I was stuck in the same cycles for years but I desperately wanted answers.;…

“Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain” (Jude 11a ESV) Jude is referring to “people who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ” - as he noted earlier (v4) What about today? How ‘bout you? Jude highlighted the stark contrast between two identical “twins”, Cain and Abel. There was and never will be two people…

Has God given you a vision that is yet unfulfilled? Has He assigned you a task that is still incomplete, though you’ve done everything you know to do? Waiting periods in our life often prepare us for God’s purposes. Maybe there’s a rough edge He must smooth or a relationship He wants to restore before He’ll fully accomplish His purposes. He could be plumbing the depths of your faith, expanding its borders, and proving Himself faithful. Sometimes He&rsquo…

The last few days have felt a bit chaotic. Not just because the world is facing uncertainty around a global pandemic - more because I’m watching people I care about struggle at levels rarely seen in my lifetime. Relationships are strained, bills aren’t getting paid, people are hungry, peace is being hijacked, the political climate is worse than ever, and then there’s the spiritual warfare being waged at seemingly unprecedented levels. Another overused,…

"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. (Ps. 147:3) Yes, we have all been wounded in this battle. And we will be wounded again. But something deeper has also happened to us than mere wounds. I expect that all of us at one time or another have said, 'Well, part of me wants to, and another part of me doesn't.' You know the feeling—part of you pulled one direction, part of you the other. Part of me loves writing and genuinely looks…