January - 2020

2020 - Surfs up (Part 2: Signs of the times)

2020 - Surfs up (Part 2: Signs of the times)

For the third straight day I headed to the beach at daybreak. Yet on this day something was different. For one thing, the crashing of the waves had increased in volume. For another, there were significantly more surfers. As dawn fully matured, I could see the water was alive with surfers. As I walked toward the commotion, a young man ran by me and sprinted the 200 yards to the beach. Yeehaw...surf is up! These surfers certainly knew something I didn't. The conditions w

2020 surf's up (part 1)

2020 surf's up (part 1)

It's dawn on a Tuesday morning in Huntington Beach, California on the US pacific coast. As I looked up and down the beach I noted no shortage of surfers on this midweek day. I watched for the next two hours as the population of surfers only grew. Boarders from all ages groups, from teens to grey haired older gentlemen hit the waves. The surf was up. As I was taking pictures, I was increasingly impressed with these people. They had a passion that drove them to the beach on

Mourning the past (story of the woman who saved many from sex trade)

Mourning the past (story of the woman who saved many from sex trade)

Each of us have a past that has actions or words that we have grown to regret. Many if not most of us have committed some acts that have cost ourselves and others greatly. This is a huge me too. Personally, I like to live a bit fast. Pedal to the metal at a speed that can outpace my brain or natural human tendency toward self preservation. As such, I've gone headlong into projects or initiatives without adequately counting the cost and both me and my family has paid a cos

Role of a modern prophet

Role of a modern prophet

As each year end approaches, prophetic voices throughout the world supplement already rigid personal protocols in abiding in Jesus, with an even more earnest awareness of what the Father is speaking into the next season. This year, as 2020 rapidly approached, simultaneous to focusing my attention to what the Lord would have me bring prophetically, I found myself wondering just who the audience would even be? Those versed in the New Testament authoritative structure will find