THE HOPE OF OUR FAITH

On this Easter morning, I’ve been up early as is my norm. Dawn is still several hours away. After walking into our living room, the first thing I did, was take communion. As I spoke to the Lord and prepared my heart to receive the bread and wine, I thanked Him for the...

DON’T FOLLOW THE MONEY – FOLLOW THE PASSION

We can too easily be misled by what we see taking place on the surface of a culture without delving deeper to discover what is motivating the surface activity. Without a deeper Spirit-led inquiry we will expend our energy and prayers following diversions, never...

A POTTER WITHOUT HANDS

Last week, I was proofreading Jan’s new and soon-to-be-released book of blessings from Isaiah. I came across a line in one blessing that addressed our resistance to how God chooses to accomplish His plan for our lives and His ability to do so. Jan wrote that without...

A PREVIEW OF THINGS TO COME

For the last couple of days, I’ve been carrying a feeling of sorrow and a burden of prayer for the people of Shanghai, China. This week, I posted an eerie video of the sound of hundreds of people wailing at night in a chorus of despair from the balconies of their...

LEFT BEHIND

This morning, the words “Left Behind” came to my mind. When I heard those words, I knew the Lord was speaking. Being left behind is not in reference to a movie bearing that title or a particular school of thought regarding the end of time. It had to do with remaining...