Author: Dwight Clough

To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation. I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm — neither hot nor cold — I am about to spit you out of my mouth. You say, "I am rich; I have acquired wealth, and do not need a thing." But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. I counsel you to…

To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation. I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm — neither hot nor cold — I am about to spit you out of my mouth. You say, "I am rich; I have acquired wealth, and do not need a thing." But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. I counsel you to…

The thief comes … to steal … — John 10:10At first glance, we might think that the enemy is after our bank accounts. While that may be true on some level, let me suggest to you that there is something far more valuable that he wants to take away from you.He wants to rob you of your identity. This is a totally different kind of identity theft. This isn’t someone using a fake credit card with the bill unpaid and the consequences racking up on your credit report. This is a robbery that robs us of our value in God’s…

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. — Mark 1:1I love the way Mark writes. He is so direct, so to-the-point. Mark grabs us by the hand and the next moment we are there with him.Where does Mark find the beginning of the gospel? In the next verse he points to Isaiah who lived 700 years before Christ. But he could have just as easily began in the Garden of Eden. Jesus didn’t appear out of nowhere. He came to earth in the fullness of time. The stage was set. Preparation had been made. He…

The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. — Matthew 1:1 Matthew begins his Gospel by nailing down the credibility of Christ. Jesus is connected in a way that mattered to Matthew’s readers. He was relevant and credible. We need that. We cannot bring Jesus into our world without discovering and demonstrating His relevance and His credibility. In my book, The Gift of Transformation, I share with my readers a very personal discovery: "I didn’t know Jesus did this sort of thing." I never knew Jesus cared about what was going on deep inside each…

Many of you have expressed interest in my article "In defense of Theophostic." I just completed another update of that article for those of you who are interested.The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. — John 1:14The Word became flesh. The Word did not become a list, or a book, or a collection of answers. The Word became flesh and lived among us. We often have questions and we sometimes think that answers will satisfy.…

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — John 1:1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. — Mark 1:1The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. — Matthew 1:1Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things which have been accomplished among us, just as they were delivered to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely…

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — John 1:1 My eight year old brought up an interesting question the other day: "How was God there when there was no where to be?" Good question. Here in this verse we find the only reference to God before and outside of creation. The Word, we discover, as we keep on reading, was the expression of the Father. How do we know about God, that One who is so much bigger and greater than our minds can imagine? We experience Him, we embrace Him, we…

Why, O LORD, do you reject me and hide Your face from me? — Psalm 88:14 Sooner or later, something will happen in your life that will contradict everything you believe about God. You trust God as your provider, but you might experience lingering financial crisis. You trust God as your healer, but you might lay on a hospital bed and cry out for healing that doesn’t come. You trust God as your protector, but you or someone you love may be violated. I say this not to discourage you or your faith; I say it because it is reality. We build…

… but we had hoped that He was the one who was going to redeem Israel…. Luke 24:21 For years my wife sufferered from panic attacks. Things went from bad to worse until panic was 24/7 for her. Things got better when she finally went on medication. Then on September 13, 2001, she had a half hour prayer session with Steve Freitag of CrossCounsel. In that prayer session, she was miraculously delivered from panic. The next morning, she put away her medication, and lived virtually panic free for the next 18 months. She also began a journey of meeting with God in…