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‘In the middle of a messy situation with a church, who represents the church to those who are outside the church.



Church—what is it to you? No, really … stop a moment and think. What is church to you?? We use the word ‘church’ to describe several different things: There is church, referring to a building; church, meaning worship service—i.e., Did you go to church this morning? From the insiders’…

POWER in Prayer.  breakthrough prayer.

‘But it feels like my prayers just hit the ceiling … I wonder if God even hears me.  Of course, maybe I am not praying in the right way—not really sure. Hey, is there a right way to pray?  Is there something I am…

“Can you teach us how to grow in our faith?”

Every once in a while a teacher is asked a question that makes her every fiber pop … this was just such a question.  Hmmm . . .  Similarly, I imagine Jesus smiled when the…

Youcef is the pastor of a house church in Rasht, Iran, and was arrested in October 2009 for opposing the education practice that forces non-Muslim students to read the Quran in school. Youcef had argued that the Iranian constitution permits…

The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders. . .                  The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is majestic. . .                 The voice of the Lord strikes with flashes of lightning.                       …

Impression ~ A mark impressed on a surface by something.  An effect produced on someone.  An idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone.

This morning I find myself marked with the…

Paul prays the perfect prayer . . .

Several weeks ago, I asked for your prayer as I endeavored to ‘launch’ Fellowship of Christian Athletes at my nearby…

A treasured letter.

Twenty-one hundred miles from home … and upon my arrival, not knowing a single soul.  It was quite an experience—mostly a good one.  See, I had chosen to go to a Christian liberal arts college in…

Most people do not pray with authority.  Most people do not even know they have authority and power to access when they pray.  So here’s the scoop, Christian—at the end of Jesus’ earthly ministry, he told the people to pray for things ‘in his name’.  In his name there is authority, to be sure; but in his name, there is also…

I had been looking ahead, anticipating talking about love in today’s Morning Briefing … Paul’s love for the Philippians, and because of his heart full of good will for them, how it was his earnest desire that their love would continue to grow and deepen and … well as he said himself, “I pray that your love may abound more and more…” So yesterday, I sat there on the stationary bike…

Good Morning!

Who notices when you aren’t there?  I mean, maybe besides your family…does anyone really care how you are doing?  Who encourages you to keep the faith when the going gets tough?  When you are sick, does anyone call to…