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Revival is about as much of a miracle as a crop of wheat. If you don’t plow, sow, water and reap you will never see a revival. if you plant the seed God has given you and pray over the place where you live and partner with the Holy Spirit you will...

It wouldn't be Spring if I didn't take you on a little tour of our home and show you what is inevitable here every Spring and what's new.  I have a natural area next to the screened in porch with very tall pine trees, nandinas, some kind of...

The Prodigal “The Law of the LORD is perfect,” says Psalm 19:7. “It gives us new life”—and sometimes in unexpected ways. One of the most powerful personal evangelists of the nineteenth century was “Uncle” John Vassar, who grew up in his...

On Sunday, Mother's Day, we had the privilege and opportunity of blessing our son, Joshua Michael Fagan, at church.  And we were fortunate enough to have my parents come into town!  We didn't think they would be able to make it.  And I...

A Light to the Gentiles John Berridge expected to follow his father into livestock, but he could never learn the ropes. His frustrated dad finally said, “John, I find you cannot form any idea of the price of cattle, and I shall have to send you to...

  In Your presence there is freedom In Your presence there is hope In Your presence there is healing Love restores me, I am whole No matter how far I run You are with me No matter how far I fall Your love is everlasting Your kindness never ends...

Jesus, i pray that You would write Your message upon our hearts that we might speak life, hope, destiny and purpose into these young people i pray that You would open their eyes to the reality of Your love and greatness, that they would find their gr...

The Boy Preacher Fifteen-year-old David Marks, eyes blurred with tears, left home with a dollar in his pocket to preach the gospel. The “boy preacher” soon created a stir in the American northeast, and he kept going for the next 25 years. He rode...

yesterday we celebrated Mothers Day with the kids and my MIL at the Auckland Museum… the kids loved the Oceans and Land, Weird and Wonderful (eeek those bugs are soooo gross!) and a Kids in the Past exhibits and i loved the vintage clothing and fur...

  The Church has many organizers, but few agonizers; many who pay, but few who pray; many resters, but few wrestlers; many who are enterprising, but few who are interceding. People who are not praying are playing. Two prerequisites of dynamic Ch...

So first week back at school… everyone survive? We had a really nice holiday in Turangi, went rockclimbing, fishing, through a huge maze in taupo, played a lot of board games, got addicted to icarly and did touristy things. Good times. But when we...

The Shoemaker’s Book William Carey was born in a forgotten village in the dullest period of the dullest of all centuries. His family was poor, and he was poorly educated. A skin affliction made him sensitive to outdoor work, so he apprenticed to a...

  1. Passion. 2. Work. 3. Good.  4.  Focus. 5. Push. 6. Serve. 7. Ideas. 8. Persist. Tagged: christianity, church, God, leadership, mentoring, mentoring monday, ministry, success, TED...

today is the first day of my {Pray Day} and i’ve chosen to begin by praying for those closest to my heart and my primary mission.  my family.  this includes my wonderful husband, my spunky kids, my parents, my sister and brother, sister i...

So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that...

The New Rome Early Christianity developed several centers of gravity. The first was Rome, home of Catholic Christianity (and from it, Protestantism). Another came to be Constantinople, source of the Eastern or Orthodox branches of the church. Constan...

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.  2 Co...

Stress lansează noul său album Strigăt pentru LIBERTATE pe 12 MAI 2013, ora 21:30 în Silver Church București iar intrarea va costa 20 RON.De warm-up se vor ocupa Dj Grigo și Dj Grewu iar printre invitați se numără: Carbon, Euforic, Alan &...

Knights of the Temple When the Crusades made it possible for medieval Christians to again visit the Holy Land, the question of security arose. How could pilgrims be safe from banditry? In 1118 Hugh de Payens, a knight of Campagne, joined eight others...

Recently a dear friend sent me an email to let me know that a well-known Christian writer was offering a bumper gift of free books written by himself and others upon the condition that we bought his latest book.  Immediately … Continue reading...