War

Last week my daughter’s best friend had her father commit suicide. When someone you know chooses to end their life it hits hard. People take their lives when they lose hope and buy into the lie that the only way out for them is to Read More

Last week my daughter’s best friend had her father commit suicide. When someone you know chooses to end their life it hits hard. People take their lives when they lose hope and buy into the lie that the only way out for them is to Read More

And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. Mark 1:35 But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to Read More

While dining at a restaurant in Arizona recently, I noticed a young girl who couldn’t have been older than five having dinner with a man who appeared to be her grandfather. She spent the entire time they were there glued to her ipad; it was Read More

Several years ago, I was preparing to give the Easter morning message at church, and asked the Lord what He would like us to do. His reply: “Just thank Me.” “That’s it?? Just thank you?” I thought. “No Easter message, no big celebration, no pull-out-all-the-stops Read More

God sent Jonah to the city of Ninevah to warn them of impending judgment if they didn’t turn from their sin and evil. After trying to bail out on God’s assignment, Jonah went, reluctantly, and hit them with a message that was brutal and bereft Read More

Recently I wrote about an online prayer group we’re starting with an emphasis on prayer for those who participate, the church and their country. We’ve received responses from persons outside the US who want to participate so this will be an international group. We’re dubbing Read More

Sound doctrine is putting most people sound asleep. It must be kindled by fire with prayer! – Leonard Ravenhill Recently my family and I had a discussion on a previous church we attended. Verse-by-verse teaching was that church’s specialty, what they built their service around. Read More

The end of December, I spent time asking God for a vision of what He wanted us to focus on for 2021. I didn’t ask for or expect a plan as we’re expected to walk by faith. This is what He gave me: “Prayer will Read More

In the past year, the church has been marginalized, divided, and trampled on, not unlike the French in World War 2 when the Germans blitzed France and took it down in several weeks. The events of recent weeks feel like a setup for a major Read More

As I was in prayer last Friday, God burned “30 Days of Prayer,” in my mind. After spending considerable time asking Him to confirm if this is what He wanted me to step into, we’re going for it, beginning tomorrow, October 1. Each day, from Read More