God woke me up the other night, and when I got out of bed, I looked at my digital alarm clock.  It read: 3:59.  When I saw the time, something stirred in my spirit, telling me that God wanted me to read Psalm 35, verse 9.  I awoke with a headache, an excruciating one at [...]

“22Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. 25Husbands, love your wives, just as [...]

There seems to be a camp of writers out there whose books are quite popular right now in Christian circles, and each of them talk about the radical language of our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ.  I believe I have read from each of them a reference to Christ’s words in John 6:53, where He says, “‘I [...]

We have been given FREEDOM. The war is already won, and we have been given VICTORY. Live within the FREEDOM and VICTORY Christ has given you.

I suspect each of us wants a richer, more fulfilling marriage, and I suspect each of us wants our spouses to walk more closely with God.  What better way for this to happen than to be praying for each other.  I read this list recently as a way to pray for my wife, and I [...]

In Christ, you…

Sixteen years ago today, my wife, Tracy, and I made a vow to each other that did NOT include God in any way.  I believe that fact alone almost caused our demise. Despite our many failings since, we stand here today, restored and redeemed, committed to each other in the Lord, knowing we are FREE [...]

True surrender is that place where free will lines up in perfect unity with God’s will through, in, and under the power of His Holy Spirit.

I woke up from a dream and found myself in a large, open field of flowing, tall grass as far as the eye could see.  It was light and airy, and I felt like I could run far and forever without stopping, or getting tired, or being hindered by anything.  I was awake, alive, and [...]

If you’ve ever played a sport with a ball and an accompanying striking instrument, such as a bat, club, or raquet, then you most likely know the feeling of connecting right in the sweet spot.  It’s a feeling of purity where a perfect transfer of energy from the striking instrument to the ball is such [...]