Rain on Fire Series: Be Ready for Jesus’ Soon Return
Rain on Fire Series: Be Ready for Jesus’ Soon Return
Don MacLafferty · Jan 4 3 minute read

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...

A New Heart
A New Heart
Jaël Naomie · Dec 30 3 minute read

Jordan knew that God was leading her. She had decided she would leave everything behind and go to a six-week program in Australia hosted by David Assherick. This six-week program would train her to become a Bible worker. Oppositions were coming from every angle, but there was no doubt in Jordan's mind that she...

Be Born In Me
Be Born In Me
Stephanie McNeilus · Dec 23 1 minute read

Unnoticed and unheeded came the angels, bright and fair, To see who might be waiting for their Messiah dear. They saw a people, unready, so unbothered by...

The Prayers of a Breaking Heart
The Prayers of a Breaking Heart
Melody Mason · Dec 16 10 minute read

A number of years ago I was taking some time to fast and pray, feeling convicted of my own spiritual, Laodicean condition. That's when I felt God calling me to also fast and pray for my church, and especially for those who serve in positions of leadership. This started me on a beautiful journey to this day, seeking to...

Prayer and Thanksgiving
Prayer and Thanksgiving
Time to Get Ready Team · Dec 15 1 minute read

You may have experienced the power of prayer and thanksgiving in your life. The Bible tells us, "Don't worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart, (Philippians 4:6 GNT). This Bible verse explains that God desires to care for all our needs. He does not want us to be anxious about anything. He wants us to..

Purging the Past
Purging the Past
Debi Tesser · Dec 9 4 minute read

We have three terms in the development of the Christian life: justification, sanctification, and glorification. All three have been ambiguous, at least for me. “Justification” seems to happen in the moment. “Glorification” apparently happens when Jesus comes. “Sanctification,” which is becoming holy, seems impossible.

Taste and See
Taste and See
Cheryl Silvera · Dec 7 3 minute read

I recall when my four-year-old niece invited me to read the book "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss. I declined. She insisted, "You'll like it." I was absolutely positive I would not like a book with such a title. At her insistence, I relented as she pressed in hard. As I progressed through the pages, I realized...

Go Back to Bethel
Go Back to Bethel
Stephanie McNeilus · Dec 2 3 minute read

Have you ever lost your way? Have you ever lost your hold on God or felt that God had most certainly let go of you? Have you ever prayed, and it seemed like your prayers were hitting a wall and bouncing right back to you? Have you ever been so desperate to feel the reassurance of...

Chicago: The Windy City
Chicago: The Windy City
Roy Castelbuono · Dec 2 1 minute read

The Windy City is a nickname given to Chicago but it has nothing to do with Chicago’s weather. Chicago’s nickname, coined by 19th-century journalists, was referring to...

Rain on Fire Series: BE a Witness!
Rain on Fire Series: BE a Witness!
Don MacLafferty · Nov 25 4 minute read

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...

Praying for Rain
Praying for Rain
Around-the-World Contributors · Nov 11 3 minute read

Before the early rain poured out on the disciples and others at Pentecost—they gathered together and made things right—they prayed in unity for the Holy Spirit to be poured out. Before Jesus comes the second time, I believe He...

Sweetest Treat
Sweetest Treat
Elijah Dean · Nov 11 1 minute read

Black teeth were a sign of wealth in eighteenth-century England. Because sugar was an expensive ingredient, it was eaten mainly by the rich. As a result, the wealthier you were, the more...