“My prayer for you, Jack, is that, through an ongoing communication with God, you’ll fall in love with Jesus. And you’ll see Him as the King in your life and relish His goodness, faithfulness, and wonderful direction for you. Then you’ll find strength and wisdom for every turn in your path throughout every day. “When […]
The battle in my heart can only be won through Christ’s work within me, remaking my desires, rewiring my mind, and renewing my heart. It’s hard to put Jesus first. I desire to hide God’s truth in my soul, but the world and my interaction with it want to be first instead. Christ, who loved […]
This is taken from a new book I’m writing called FINDING THE SAFEST PLACE ON EARTH. For the most part, people on this earth fit into one of three categories. The first category ends when one is born-again of the Spirit. The second two categories vie for control back and forth, sometimes one and sometimes […]
“Come a little bit closer,” the Holy Spirit said to me as I stood a stone’s throw from Him on the seashore. As I moved closer to Him, He moved closer to me, until He surrounded me and was within me. That is the vision, but my self is also within me. What there is […]
“Do you like mysteries?” the young man asked the old man the next morning. “I am confounded by mysteries,” he said, “especially concerning the cross. I understand that redemption took place on the cross, but why a cross?” The young man looked straight into his eyes as if He could see right through him, which […]
You can understand the basics of the Bible in just three hours in this 147-page book that starts with the fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and ends with the second coming of Jesus Christ in Revelation. Pastor Bill Hicks is the lead author, and I worked with him on this […]
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness. John 8:12 Darkness and light battle over every square inch of mental and physical territory on this planet, and everything in your life hinges on whether you align yourself with the darkness or with the […]
What happens when we are saved? Why do we live in a fallen world and what are the consequences of that? What exactly is the role of Jesus Christ in our lives? I met a man named Allen Linn, who has studied Scripture for more than 100,000 hours in the last 50 years. I was […]
THE UNDER MELODY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Pastor Lee looked out at his congregation with the love of Jesus on his face. His eyes pierced my soul, as if he were looking directly at me. His face glowed in an angelic way. He drew in a deep breath and revealed the underlying message of his […]
LONG WANDERING PRAYER David Hansen wrote a book in 2001 that I have just now read. It’s called Long Wandering Prayer. I have found praying without ceasing to be a command I am not well equipped for. Too often I use formulas – even the Lord’s Prayer – that grow stale with time. My mind […]