LIVING IN THE JOY OF THE LORD

Joy is the greatest weapon against the failure of our emotions. It’s a choice we must make if we want to live a life of faith. The phrase “The joy of the Lord is our strength” came during a particular time in history. After Nehemiah led the people in rebuilding...

READY FOR BATTLE

There is a remarkable story in Scripture that shows how people of faith can work together to accomplish great things, even when the devil seeks to divide us.  Nehemiah assigned each family to work on a section of the broken walls in Jerusalem. As rebuilding...

THE POWER OF GOD’S GRACE AND FAVOR

Some of the impossible-sounding things God asks us to do in His name require the release of God’s grace and favor before the fruit of our obedience can be seen and experienced. To accomplish our Kingdom assignment, we must understand that what we are doing in the...

THE GREATEST TRANSFORMATION

The greatest transformations Jan and I have seen and experienced in almost 50 years of ministry are those that occurred when we blessed our enemies. Those blessings were not just a one-time expression. Some went on for years, while we continued to bless our enemies...

INTERPRETING OUR REALITY

Last night, I was awakened by the shrill howling of a pack of coyotes after making a kill. They were just across the street from our home and loud enough to wake me while I was deep in sleep. I was in that state between sleep and wakefulness called hypnagogia, where a...

TRANSFOMRING NATIONS

There is much transpiring on the world stage. We are living in a time of great transition and reset in the nations. Iran’s population is revolting against its Islamic leaders, Venezuela had its dictator recently removed, the nations within the European Union are...