There has been an underlying theme connecting what the Lord has stirred in me the past couple of days.  I take a step back now and see it as the recipe for true revival.

In sharing with the teens this past Sunday morning, we discussed preparation on our end in connectio...

One of the most beloved Scriptures in the Bible is Jeremiah 29:11.  To be able to rest in the knowledge that the Lord knows His plans for us is incomparable.  It's that waiting-on-His-plans season that gets us...

I will never forget a situation in which the Lord ga...

"But they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem."

In Luke 9 there was a Samaritan village located on Jesus' way to Jerusalem.  This village did not receive Him.  They could tell that He had another destination in mind. (This was the...

What box have you prepared for the Lord?  You know, the package that you have

pre-determined in your mind in which He is going to fill with the answers to your prayers? 

Oh, it's just me who does that. ; )

A gentleman named Naaman had a box prepared, as well.  He was com...

It is on my heart to share some of the contents of what the Lord allowed me to pour out in Sunday School yesterday morning.  Let's talk about the hard road, the in-between season, the wilderness...let's talk about Job.

Why me?  Can't you imagine this thought running thr...

Have you ever been reading your Bible and found that your forehead has been clinched the whole time with that "I have no clue what I'm reading" face?  I wonder if this is why so many Christians leave their Bibles on the coffee table, desk, or shelf....rather than picki...

I have discovered that I have a new hero - or heroine - in the Word of God.  Her name isn't mentioned until later on after her heroic act, but her act blows my mind more than it ever has.  Jochebed.  The mother of Moses.

She knew how to let go.

There had been a...

A few years ago I watched an episode of one of those survival shows.  The gentleman was giving insight on how to survive being faced with the various dangers of the desert. The extreme temperatures, sandstorms, flash floods, etc.  It was one of those moments that my sp...

When I go to a doctor's office, it's more than comforting when I see a big piece of paper framed on the wall - letting me know that this person whom I am paying to diagnose and treat me has put in the man hours (years) and earned the right for me to call him/her "Dr."...

Different thoughts of encouragement and urging-on are travelling through my mind like a train that hasn't reached its destination yet.  They aren't stopping to unload.  What do you say when you don't know what to say?

You listen.

Why do we too often attempt to fill...