A friend fights for his life after a horrific motorcycle accident... One more acquaintance is diagnosed with frightening COVID-19... Riots and racial issues flood our country… Hurricane waters devastate cities in South Brazil - the images reminding me of the time my own hometown was destroyed by floodwaters twice during my youth. In each of these circumstances, it’s not difficult to lose hope and allow our hearts to believe that the worse is yet to come. “For our struggle is not Continue Reading
JESUS – The War Against the Name
“But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than Him? We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.” Acts 4: 19-20 (NLT) Pastor Terry Sartain of Charlotte, North Carolina has ministered to police officers and their families for the past seven years. During this time, he has always closed his prayers “in the Name of Jesus”. He can’t do that anymore. The police department said that he can still pray, just not in the Name of Jesus. A Continue Reading
A Prisoner’s Prayer {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
“And pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.” Ephesians 6: 19-20 (NASB) The underground prison was dug out of solid rock. The prisoner, his guards and provisions were lowered through an opening the size of a manhole, which was the only means of entrance and exit. These holes were often under a Continue Reading
When You Are Too Tired to Fight… Get Dressed & Stand
A friend’s husband fights for his life in a battle against an inoperable, malignant tumor… Another dear friend’s heart tires from a long drought of the soul... A neighbor loses her husband to a devastating type of cancer… Riots, hate and division flood our country… Hurricane waters devastate a thriving city… the images reminding me of the time my hometown in South Brazil was destroyed by flood waters twice during my youth. In each of these circumstances, it’s not difficult to lose Continue Reading
