INTERFERING WITH HELL

Our lives, our words, and actions should interfere with hell’s agenda. Yet, all the trappings of religion are roadblocks to experiencing or demonstrating God’s power. It is easy to hide behind the prison bars of religion. We can meet for Bible study, prayer meeting,...

CREATED BY LOVE

We have a saying in our home: “We are created in love, by Love, for love.” Each one of us was formed by the hands of our Creator. He is the protector of the most vulnerable among us, and no one is more vulnerable than a baby in a mother’s womb.  Recently, the...

THE GIFT OF GLADYS

As young church planters, Jan and I knew very little about what it actually meant to plant a church.  We had a calling and a measure of faith—and that was all. When we entered the ministry, few resources were available for church planting. I think our early...

A VOICE FROM THE PAST

A voice from the past is now speaking to the Church of today. His words carry a somber reminder of who we have become and what must be done before we can experience true revival. A teacher and evangelist named Leonard Ravenhill addressed the condition of the Church in...

REORDERING THE FOCUS OF OUR FAITH

Yesterday, I was preaching in Portland, Oregon – a city that has been in the national news of late. Early in the morning, my sermon was ready, so I spent time in prayer about the service. It was during that time of prayer that the Lord gave me a prophetic word to...