The Fruit of Our Labor

by | Oct 9, 2007 | Leadership

By no means do I consider myself to be a cityslicker. The city that I grew up wasn’t much of a city. With a whopping 6 traffic lights, “fine” eateries consisting of the likes of Dairy Queen and a greasy spoon called Grothe’s Restaurant, and 3...

Children’s Ministry 101 as Taught by Gideon

by | Oct 1, 2007 | Leadership

I love the biblical account of Gideon’s victory over the Midianites. From my early days in Sunday School, this story has ranked up there right alongside David’s battle with Goliath and Joshua and the battle of Jericho.This story found Judges 6 and 7...

The Discipline of Revival

by | Sep 25, 2007 | Revival

In teaching about moves of God, I often state that moves of God are nothing more than passion and discipline connecting. People rarely fail in the area of passion. They truly want God to show up. Their roadblock often lies in the area of discipline. Life is just too...

The "Secret" of Revival

by | Sep 18, 2007 | Revival

In reading E.G. Carre’s Praying Hyde, Apostle of Prayer, I came across a quote from Charles G. Finney that is so simple and yet so profound. “A revival is no more a miracle than a crop of wheat.” Think about it … I can’t add to...

The Importance of Coming Apart

by | Sep 11, 2007 | Leadership

What a day. After too many full weeks and weekends, a day off was a much needed change. Here lately, due to being out of town for conferences and then, when I am home, trying to catch up for being gone and also getting ready for the next trip out of town, days off...