Sticks and Stones
NOTE: While this post is directed toward those BLESSED to minister to children, the truth is applicable in every form of ministry. As children, we all blurted out, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” I trust that as adults we have all learned that nothing could be further from the truth. Words are powerful. Jesus emphasized this when He said, “These words that I speak are spirit and life.” Words can create lifelong prison sentences, entrapping people with fear, insecurities, and unwarranted shame. Or, words can liberate people from the chains of bondage,...
Lord, Send Revival
Let me set the scene … > The nation’s focus centered on its bleak economy after a stock market crash. > The failure of several banks and transportation systems pointed towards an economic meltdown. > Living conditions were deteriorating. > Unemployment was rampant. > Poverty was everywhere. > The political scene was in turmoil. Does it sound like current headlines from USA Today? The list shown above actually reflected America’s headlines in the fall of 1857. What was the answer to the virtual collapse of a nation? One man named Jeremiah Lanphier began to pray. Rather than...
Advice for Those Needing Red Bull
In the last few years, energy drinks like Red Bull have captured the attention and wallets of an energy-drained, overextended American population. Our doing too much for too long has pushed us to grab ahold of anything that might give us an additional jolt of oomph so that we can further overextend ourselves. (You can either say amen or ouch!) Can I suggest a Red Bull alternative? Pray in the Spirit! This has to be true. The world-traveling, seemingly never-stopping Apostle Paul must have had some revelation about this when he wrote, “A person who speaks in tongues is strengthened personally...
Having Trouble Hearing God’s Voice?
I read about an elderly man who thought that his wife was going deaf. To test her hearing, he walked across the room, turned his back to his wife and said, “Can you hear me?” There was no response. So, he moved a little closer to her and repeated the question, “Can you hear me?” Again, there was no response. So he moved a little closer, standing near his wife, and said, “Can you hear me now?” This time, he heard his wife say, “For the third time, I can hear you!” He thought the hearing problem was his wife’s, but it was actually his. If you have been having trouble hearing from God, consider...
It’s Time to Pick a Fight
Ever since I was a child, the Old Testament judge Samson has always been one of my heroes. Unlike today's mythical Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man, this real-life hero has remained at the top of my gotta'-read-it-again list! Honestly, to me, reading his feats is better than reading anything Marvel Comics could create! If you haven't read Judges lately, let me give you the lowdown on this one-of-a-kind judge. The lowdown is all about the smackdown. Samson loved to put the hurt on the Philistines by picking fights with his enemies to bring about justice, catching them off guard and totally...
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