REDEEMING HEARTS

When we act as agents of redemption, we open the door for the Lord to do amazing things for all concerned. The book of Ruth is a beautiful story of redemption that emerged from tragic events. Both she and her mother-in-law, Naomi, were stricken with the grief of...

EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTED

I just finished reading through the book of Judges. I was emotionally exhausted, having read through the multiple times God’s people reject Him and lose their way. Ultimately, their way always ended in violence and death.  The last verse in the book of Judges...

WATCHING THE FULL SCRIPT

While Jan and I were in prayer for the nations, I saw an image in the Spirit. I saw a sound set of a motion picture being filmed. I saw the stage props, camera booms, and the support staff doing their duties to produce the movie. I immediately saw how we can view...

THE PURPOSE OF DISSATISFACTION

In the summer of 1968, a friend and I headed down the California coast toward the border with Mexico in a ’59 Volkswagen bug. Our surfboards were latched onto a roof rack. We planned to surf every break we encountered as we headed south from Santa Cruz.  At the time,...

WHY JUDGES MATTER

Each of us has a role to play in the culture we live in, no matter how small it might appear. We can take part in what ignites a spiritual revolution, even when we speak a single spark of truth in love.  To participate in this Great Awakening and revival, we must...

HOW GOD PREPARES US FOR BATTLE

The Lord can do more with one person of faith who is aware of the reality of spiritual warfare than with thousands who live unaware of it. Because we conduct spiritual warfare with the Spirit, not the flesh, our conflicts will reflect how we fight.  When Gideon...