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Local Action Required
As someone who focuses on national topics, I also realize that I need to engage locally. Not only am I referring to sharing my faith, but also the need to stand firm in the public square on all kinds of issues. Like me, you may find yourself concerned by various national trends, federal policies and laws, and countless alarming activities taking place from coast to coast. But locally—wow—did I have a wake-up call of…
Read MoreTwo Prayers for 2017 (Part 2)
For the last 18 months, presidential primaries, campaigns, debates, the election, and finally the inauguration dominated the news. This is why I posted my last blog that included a prayer focused on the presidency and our government. Now, let’s turn to an equally important topic: “We the people.” Whenever “we the people” ask our…
Read MoreTwo Prayers for 2017
In a matter of hours Donald J. Trump will take the oath of office and become the 45th president of the United States. It cannot be emphasized enough that leadership at every level of government matters; indeed, government is God’s instrument to maintain law and order and to carry out His purposes (Rom. 13:1-7). I…
Read MoreGood News
When we think of God judging a nation or the entire world, we often feel troubled in our spirits. And in part, this response is good and right. The Scriptures teach that we should tremble at His Word and at what may come upon any wayward, rebellious nation (Isa. 66:1-2; Jer. 18:7-10). In America…
Read MoreSpiritual Preparation (Part 3)
Last February, I went on extended fast. I did not have a specific purpose, other than wanting to be closer to the Lord. And the Lord did bring me closer. By the last two weeks, He was speaking to my heart almost daily, through His Word and through His still small voice on one…
Read MoreSpiritual Preparation (Part 2)
As we continue our spiritual preparation journey, what else are we to do? As much as possible, we must know what to do. So, let’s continue. Fourth, prepare in community. In light of what I believe is coming to our nation, it would be a serious miscalculation for one person to try to make…
Read MoreSpiritual Preparation (Part 1)
The title above assumes that something is coming to our nation for which we need to prepare. Whether we look at the declining influence of Christianity in America, the humanistic stronghold on higher education (an atmosphere in which I ministered for 27 years), the mainstreaming of sexual perversion, or the national debt closing in…
Read MoreBlog Launch
Welcome to FOA’s blog launch! I am excited to have the opportunity to regularly post a variety of insights that will help people discern the hour in our nation—that is, understand what’s going on and why—and respond in faith (not fear). As the months have clipped by with so many eye-opening realities suddenly on…
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