Election Day Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Joshua […]
Two Worlds There is the natural world, which we have inherited from Adam, and there is the Spiritual world, which we have received from God. The natural world consists of our self-centered and sinful selves, the ways of the world, and the influence of Satan. The Spiritual world is the Spirit of God and His […]
BY WHAT AUTHORITY, John 2: 18 & 19 “Then the Jews demanded of him (Jesus), ‘What miraculous sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this.’ “Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and I will raise it up in three days.’” In other words, why should we believe Jesus? He gives […]
We have sinned against you, Lord, as a nation, a state (MN), a city (Buffalo), and as individuals. We have gone our own way. We have done what we ought not to have done. We have left undone that which we ought to have done. Send us a prophet, O Lord, who will deliver a […]
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. That is, those who are poor in themselves and rich in Christ. In not too long, I will be physically dead; it looms sooner and sooner. I cannot choose for it not to happen, but I can choose to tamper down the […]
GOD IN THE ABSTRACT For many “Christians,” God is in the abstract – words, thoughts, knowledge, beliefs. All dry. All unsustainable. They do not experience Jesus Christ as real much of the time, as alive within them, as working through them. That is their problem in becoming “real believers.” They are not in touch with […]
Another Broadcast is now live, with the subject matter being my ministry to those suffering with alcohol and drug addictions. Three months back I was on a podcast called Coffee on the Couch. It was the first of two podcasts with Chris LaFreniere. The reason he had me on was to discuss my new book, […]
Every Monday, I go to a small-group prayer meeting at my church. We start each session by looking over a list of prayer requests and talk about this and that. As usual, the list yesterday was filled mainly with health concerns and requests for healing. Some of the people for whom healing was asked we […]
MY FLEETING LIFE My days fly by in fleeting fashion. My whole life is but a blink in the panorama of history. Meaningless, meaningless shout the sages of the world order. It is all hopeless says the prince of darkness. “Not so,” says Jesus, the lover of my soul. “You are precious in My sight. […]
On April 16 of this year, I was a guest in a live studio with Holly Bott, a former felon who did eight years of hard time in a Minnesota prison, and her life changed on a dime when she met Jesus in there. Now she tells as many people as she can about her […]