THE PECULIAR GLORY OF ADVENT

The weeks leading up to Christmas are called the Advent Season. I’ve found that knowledge of this season is hit or miss in Christian circles these days. Mainstream churches that observe an annual liturgical calendar are usually familiar with it … Read the rest

BUT LOT LINGERED

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Have you ever been in a situation where you had the clear impression from the Lord that you were supposed to do something, or quit doing something, or that He seemed to be working to get you out of a … Read the rest

A PASSION FOR HIS GLORY.

Recently, we were confronted with two extreme situations, each evoking a polar opposite range of emotions.

A dear friend of ours who was suffering from glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer that had sunk tentacles deep into both sides of her … Read the rest

DO NOT LOSE HEART

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Have you ever prayed and prayed, perhaps even fasted, shed tears, and cried out to the Lord every day for a particular need and felt that there seemed no visible evidence of an answer? Did you wonder if there was … Read the rest

KEEPING OUR HEARTS FREE FROM IDOLS

Many of the judgments over Israel, Judah, and their surrounding countries that were pronounced through the pen and mouth of the Old Testament prophet Isaiah had to do with two things: self-reliance instead of reliance on God and idol worship … Read the rest

CAN WE SENSE THINGS IN THE SPIRIT?

On April 22, Jennifer and I crossed the St. Croix River into Wisconsin on our way to a long-anticipated prayer gathering that we hoped would launch a sustained prayer initiative for revival in the spiritually dark area of Pine County … Read the rest