Have you ever considered an accountability partner? Each month I meet on the phone with another pastor for one hour, which I have done for the past nine years. I send him a detailed report prior to our meeting each month which summarizes all that I am doing in my life and ministry. It is …
One of my friends came to faith as an older adult and over time his life began to change and became kinder, happier, and gentler person. If he was a fruit tree, he was bearing good fruit. Romans 12:2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new …
Has God ever broken into your life or someone you know? A man I got to know experienced God breaking into his life during a terminal illness. He was far from God until the Lord broke in and drew him to himself. During his illness the Lord showed him what was really important in life. …
Have you ever noticed that praising God changes the spiritual atmosphere? Instead of complaining when your day isn’t going well, try praising God and see how that can change things. This Psalm drew me into praise and I was uplifted and included it in the blog. Praise draws us closer to God. Psalm 148:1 Praise the …
The enemy wants to silence you; let me give you an example. I remember meeting a pastor in Russia a few years ago who spent time in prison for passing out Christian tracks. The enemy wanted to silence him, but the Lord used that difficult time to strengthen and transform him, Today he is a …
My first foreign mission trip was to Mexico. We were building a small home next to a house where a young family with three small children lived. At lunch, the interpreter told us the woman next door had been previously living with a man who was involved in witchcraft. When she left him, he put …
What we do in our last hour or the last part of our life gives insight into who we are. I remember an older lady in our church who, in the latter part of her life, could not get out due to health reasons. Because of this, she transitioned into a fulltime intercessor, or prayer …
As I write this, it is the anniversary of the death of my maternal grandfather. My mother told me that during the last few days of his life, he was able to see two angelic beings by his bed. He described them as two strong young men. In the last hours of his life, the …
Have you ever had a time in your life when you were stubborn? Sometimes it is hard to let go of what we are doing, especially when someone is pointing out we are headed in the wrong direction. In our heart we know we are wrong, but we just keep going anyway because we don’t …
I remember hearing a testimony of young man who was a sailor. He was a drunk, rude, self-centered and anti-Christian. But God had other plans for this young man. To his dismay, his bunkmate happened to be Christian and never gave up on him no matter how rude he was. There came a day when …