Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. His armies surrounded the city and attacked it. The Lord handed Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, over to him. Nebuchadnezzar also took some of the objects from God’s temple. He carried them off to the temple of his god in Babylon. He put them among the treasures of his god. Daniel 1:1-2 This past week I started reading the book of Daniel. But I didn’t get far. I have stayed put in the 2nd chapter for days, trying to understand

It happened more than once. Falling down. Or “slain in the spirit” as some people liked to call it. I didn’t know what it was. All I knew was that I had lost the ability to remain standing. The first time someone caught me; the second and third time, I just slowly fell to the floor unattended. A couple of decades later, I can now identify, at least I think I can, what happened. I remain in my study of the Holy Spirit, continuing to read the book, “Familiar Stranger.” But I ha

After 25 years of attending a church, a church in which I was highly involved, God brought it to an end. First in ministry and then the church itself. An unsettled feeling had entered into my heart and I found myself wanting more. More of what, I had no idea. I just knew that my time at this church, a church that I had loved for so long, was done. And what came next was completely unexpected. I found myself at a small charismatic church. Not sure how I got there, but once I w