Being in the Know!
Maybe some 30 years ago, Vickie and I had the incredible privilege of traveling to Romania to minister with Pastors B.B. and Velma Hankins. It was a trip I would consider one of the highlights of our 45+ years of ministry. I wish that you could have been there with us. I don't have the space to tell you all the stories from the trip, but to me, this one event stood out. At the close of the conference and ministry, the host pastor asked Pastor Hankins to conduct a teaching, followed by a time for questions from the Romanian pastors and leaders. The teaching was rich, and the Q&A time...
Results Are Typical
If you ever wrestle with a bout of insomnia, I have a sure-fire way to end this problem. Turn on the television and find a network showing non-stop infomercials. You know what I’m talking about. Find a station that has a heapin'-helpin', hefty dose of promotions for Abs of Steel and Miracle Hair Revivers and the ever-popular FDA-approved Flab Blaster Capsules. Soon, whatever has been causing the insomnia will cry out for mercy. To escape the absurdity of these infomercials, insomnia will gladly give way, and soon the zzz’s will be flying through the night air. Have you ever noticed one...
What is It About 2 AM?
What is it about 2 AM? For the past week, I have been awakened at this unthinkable time of the night with a stirring and prompting to just be still (as though I would otherwise be playing a game of Simon Says with the grandkids?) and quiet (as though this would be the time that I would normally be practicing new runs on my guitar?). Fortunately, over the years, I have learned that it is during these times that I’ve sensed God’s prompting to spend time with Him. Can you identify with these promptings? What is it about 2 AM? It is during these times that I have heard His voice and sensed His...
Let Me Introduce You to the Holy Spirit
I am convinced that many ministry leaders and workers fail to flow with the Holy Spirit because they honestly don’t truly know Him. Really? Really! Perhaps they have heard about Him, possibly read about Him, religiously mentioned His name in the Apostles’ Creed, and even dared to teach about Him. But, few really, really, really know Him. How can this be? I believe that this lack of relationship results from the Holy Spirit knowingly or unknowingly being identified as nothing more than a mystical, indescribable mass or force. You know exactly what I'm talking about because you've witnessed...
Dependent Upon the Holy Spirit
Why am I so dependent upon the Holy Spirit? I can summarize it in this simple thought: the greater the assignment, the greater the need for the power to complete it. Quite simply, the assignment given to us far exceeds our natural ability to fulfill the assignment. Without the supernatural power promised in Acts 1:8, the mission will never be completed. Thank God for gifts, talents, and natural abilities. You and I know that these human abilities are profitable… up to a point. In some situations, charisma and personality are great. But, as wonderful as these are, they come with limitations....
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