Don MacLafferty

Wondering how to journal and go deeper in God's Word? I hope the following pointers are helpful.

After preparing for bed, I knelt by my bed to pray. “God, I am leaving for home the day after tomorrow. What is on Your heart?” Instantly, the quiet voice of God whispered softly to my heart and mind. “Come out under the stars, Don. There is something I want to tell you.” Hopping up, I pulled on some warmer clothes and...

When we were children, we had dreams of what we wanted to be when we grew up. Stop and think a moment about those childhood dreams. Did any of those dreams come true in your life? We are going to explore our unique and special calling. God has a mission for your life and for mine. There is a reason why He chose us to live and...

“Do you love me?” That’s the question Jesus asked Peter when giving him his commission as a disciple-maker for the heavenly Kingdom. The foundation of being a true disciple-maker for Jesus is...

I was gathering my papers and briefcase so that I could run out the door to an important meeting to plan the building of a larger church. I was in a rush. My children, Jason and Julie, were 6 and 3 years old. They heard me getting ready to leave. They ran up to me, questioning, “Where are you going, Daddy?” “I am going to a meeting,” I replied factually. I had to gently pry their arms off my neck so I could go. They started...

Are you longing for a fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit daily? Are you specifically asking for it? You can have it! We're going to explore what it means to ask for and receive the daily baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Every day, look for a fresh picture of Jesus in the written Word of God. Pray and apply what you’ve discover to the way you live and how you worship Him. Take the promises of God and personalize them and pray over them, applying them to your daily needs. God’s Word isn’t just meant to be read through; it’s also meant to...

You are in the driver’s seat of your life. You decide where you want to go, how you want to get there, and how fast you get there. But then you decide that you want Jesus to be Lord of your life. If Jesus is the Lord of your life, where should He be sitting in this car? Do you know the best place for us to be as Christians when Jesus is Lord of our lives? We should be in the...

Why would you want to go on a personal retreat with God? To experience more of God. To review how God has provided for you in the past. To receive God’s perspective on your life’s roles. To discover more of God’s agenda for your life. Henry Blackaby, in Spiritual Leadership, states that we often make plans and then ask God to bless our plans. Seek God’s agenda first, and then...

Jesus invites you to come to Him at the altar each day, as you are. When you are sick and wonder why He does not intervene, when you are exhausted and don’t feel like caring about anything or anybody, when you have...

Invite everyone to stand up and form a circle. Ask everyone to spread out their arms full length to measure how much space you should have between each family member. Walk behind each family member and...

Invite everyone in the family to step outside and stand an arm’s length away from each other. Give everyone 60 seconds to observe (without talking) everything they can...