The number 40 has powerful connections in Scripture:  Moses on Mount Sinai, the Flood, the temptations of Christ and the desert wanderings to name a few.  For a mother in Colorado, and the thousands who joined her Facebook Prayer group, a recent 40-day period on social media told a new Bible story!  The ...

Two neighbors were talking about their gardens. One garden was lush and producing an abundance of fruits and vegetables. The other neighbor had nothing but weeds.  When he asked the other what he was doing to make it so, the neighbor replied simply, “Planting seeds.” This humorous story has life ...

In my last article I outlined how submitting to God is one of the keys to effectively resisting the devil. If we can’t submit to God we will not be able to stand against Satan, for our authority over the enemy is derived from our relationship with the Lord. Another ...

Is there anything of value in the bottom of a 150-year-old outhouse? Most imaginations wouldn’t believe so! But several years ago, there was an amazing discovery that has proved quite fruitful… A “privy,” as the outhouse was often called in the 19th century, was used to discard more than, well, ...

If we are to be honest with ourselves it is safe to say that we aren’t the bold Christians we want to be. But life doesn’t have to stay that way. What stands in your way from speaking the truth as the disciples did? There many be many things that ...

Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it over Saul’s head. He kissed Saul and said, “I am doing this because the Lord has appointed you to be the ruler over Israel, his special possession. 1 Samuel 10:1 (NLT) The midterm elections are over. The pundits are attempting to ...

‘If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.’  Psalm 139:9 (NIV) There is a song I love that speaks to God’s ‘always’ presence, to His ...

It’s a Christian parent’s greatest fear that their children will walk away from the faith when they are older.  I have seen this in my own church.  Our youth group is definitely on fire for God.  I have been in this church for ten years and it was a thriving ...

I will confess, people scare me. Maybe I should clarify that it’s not people but their thoughts and judgement that frighten me beyond words. But I will also tell you something else…I am a people person! Now, you are probably wondering how the heck that works out like, People scare ...

Colder temperatures nudge Thanksgiving Day a little closer. Indeed, the concept of setting time aside and counting one’s blessings creates peaceful memories. Traditionally, we call it turkey-day or football-watching day. Nonetheless, it presents a reminder of blessings granted from on high “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, ...