Purposeful Prayer & More

One day my husband walked into the house with architect plans to transform the house into a four-bedroom colonial. I was scared. We would have to move out while the work was being done. We were planning to start homeschooling our six-year-old twins within the year; I felt like I needed...

Connie didn’t know it, but the reason that our seats had been separated was for a divine appointment God had arranged that was about to take place (Psalm 139:4). I kept praying and observing from a distance. Connie was able to give her testimony of the recent...

Did you get the COVID-19 vaccine? Do you want to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Maybe you have, maybe you’re waiting, or maybe you have no interest at all. Well, as a nurse, I have seen the pandemonium related to this terrible virus; and I have seen, up close and personal, the devastation, fear, and anxiety that the whole ordeal has wrought on many.

God impressed us to come and pray and train the people again. The church promised to find more people. On the appointed night, we arrived with much hope and expectation. Announcements had been made from the front of church during the worship service. Less showed up than the first time! But we got on our knees and prayed and claimed God’s promises.

Perichoresis is probably the most important word dealing with your relationship with Christ that is not found in the Bible; however, the concept is. Perichoresis is defined as “mutual indwelling.” Jesus prayed for this mutual intimacy:

It is time for the fire of God to fall again! Not the fire that burns up wood, stone, and water, but the fire from heaven that consumes our pride, lust, self-righteousness, and disbelief. We need the fire from heaven that will burn up our bitterness towards those who have wronged us and our pride that keeps us from making things right with God and with man.

Few places in the world feel like you have walked into the 23rd Psalm like Ireland. A Shepherd, green pastures, paths by still waters, and restoration of the soul. With a far different climate than David’s home in the Promised Land, you could still see a shepherd boy with a harp and not think it unusual.

In ancient times, one way that men entered into a covenant relationship with another was by placing their hand on the inside of the upper thigh while swearing a solemn oath. As Abraham said to his...

My son was in a motorcycle accident. Being so far away what could I do? It is my routine to daily lift up their names to the throne of God. So I whispered a prayer in my heart as I listened to the sequence of the accident.

In the below podcast link, I share my miraculous testimony of what God revealed to me about my spiritual condition and His call to a deeper commitment to Him in light of the nearness of the 2nd coming of Jesus. Plus, a focus on the prominence of prayer and how to experience...

I have often wondered what people would think and say about me after I die. For me, and I think for any Christian, the greatest praise in the world would be for someone to say...

He grew up Muslim, but began to question his belief when he was 15 years old after his mother gave birth to a brother who died soon after birth. In his anguish over the loss, he asked questions of many people and found no answers in his Muslim faith. Next, Adam tried visiting...