Purposeful Prayer & More

More than a century ago, the pauper preacher George A. Young received a meager salary shepherding his congregation and doing carpentry work as well. In fact, his wife and children also served the Lord alongside this priest of their family. Time passed, and after a number of years, this family was so happy to finally build a new house for themselves. Their joy was short-lived...

Whoever spends little or no quiet time with God or only has an inadequate worship time will probably only be strengthened by their worship once or twice a week. That is similar to someone only eating once or twice a week. To make a comparison: Wouldn’t it be absurd to only want to...

Life is so fast-paced at times. As a mother, wife, employee, and many other roles in my life, I sometimes have a hard time staying in the moment. I’m always trying to stay “ahead of the game.” Successful people always plan ahead, don’t they? I mean, no one just waits for life to “happen” these days if they are wise. But is there some type of balance between...

Some weeks bring us to our knees. In reality, every week should find us on our knees. Driving up the side of the literal Mt. Etna in Sicily you view a...

In The Tomorrow War, you have an alien species that is destroying mankind, and they happen to be Sabbath-keepers who rest on the seventh day of the week. In other words, at the end of earth’s history, those who are viewed as the enemy of...

Over the years I have been called gullible. My husband, family and close friends have had a good laugh from time to time witnessing episodes of me being gullible. This word may sound cute or adorable to some, but honestly the word gullible is not a good word, especially not...

In April we're launching a Bible Promise Series where Time to Get Ready team members and others from around-the-world will share their favorite Bible promises and the impact each Bible promise has had in their lives. Each week, different people will share Bible promises in a written and/or video format.

I remember taking various animals home in elementary school for the weekend and being terrified every time. It was just something everyone volunteered to do, so peer pressure forced me into taking a guinea pig and an iguana home for a visit. Yuck. Then, of course, there was the pet parakeet. It was a novel idea until I tried cleaning…

I asked God what to do. He said it was not a normal storm, but that it was a demonic storm. He told me to preach louder. The storm grew louder. I was soon impelled to yell the message at the top of my lungs, but the storm now raged like a screaming, mythical monster. People a meter away could not hear a single thing.

A study at the University of Michigan found that people who volunteer for selfless reasons live...

I couldn’t resist downloading the app and watching an episode. I was hooked. The writers and actors lay bare the poverty and desperation in the people during the time of Jesus. As you watch, you feel yourself connecting to your own spiritual poverty and desperation — your own need of Jesus. But there has been something that has frightened me about how much I have loved watching these episodes. I have wrestled with...

Some of us have branches that reach to the sky and provide shade and cool rest for those below. Others have roots that have grown deeper in search of the water of life. We serve and rest in our seasons to be a display of God’s...