Spread Your Wings

Why do you say, O Jacob,and complain, O Israel,“My way is hidden from theLord;my cause is disregarded bymy God? Do you not know?Have you not heard?The Lord is the everlasting God,the Creator of the ends of the earth.He will not grow tired or wearyand His understanding no onecan fathom.He gives strength to the wearyand increases the power of theweak.Even youths …

Dark Places Overcome by Light

“For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms….” (Eph. 6:12).One of the best books I’ve read on spiritual warfare is The Three Battlegrounds by Francis Frangipane. I pulled this book off my shelf, dusted …

How Many Times?

I grew up knowing there was a God who loved me. Who loved us. I grew up learning about Jesus. He was the Good Shepherd. He healed everybody who asked. He died on a cross and rose again. Child like faith was so simple. Yet even as I grew older, and life more complicated I still felt very secure in …

Fill ‘er Up!

As I was listening to the radio the other morning, the announcers were talking about an old saying: “What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.” I have mixed feelings about this quote. What about you? If you’ve just faced tragedy, if you fight chronic illness, or if your life has been one trial after another lately, I’m guessing you would …

Not our Talent

My prayer for you and me today: “With this in mind we constantly pray for you, that God may count you worthy of His calling, and that by His power He may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith.” (2 Thess. 1:11) Our talent isn’t needed to fulfill the purpose God has for us. …