Has God ever told you a joke? It unexpectedly happened to me in a recent prayer meeting at our church. As we prayed, we felt challenged to lay aside our…
The most intense period of my 2019 cancer and chemo journey lasted just six months. Although it was rough, I met many people at the cancer clinic who had it…
I’m frustrated about something, and I wonder if you can help me work through it. It all goes back to two fundamental questions I have about Jesus’ Parable of the…
I was convicted as I read the final chapter of the book of Exodus recently. It's the culmination of several chapters that provide a detailed description of the furniture and…
The Lord rebuked me recently. Although loving, His message to me came as a stern word of caution. The Holy Spirit basically said, "Jim, you have a terrible tendency to…
A Word of Caution to My MAGA Friends It was an early morning prayer meeting, just one day after the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as America's 47 President. Most…
If you're bewildered by what God has been doing in 2020, you are not alone. The pandemic has brought us deaths, lockdowns, masks, social distancing, closed businesses and churches, widespread…
Picture a church that had 32,000 members - and lost 22,000 of them in just one day. Even worse, it soon was down to only 300 people. Although this sounds…
Recently God convicted me about a missing ingredient in many of my prayer requests. This became apparent as I reread the apostle Paul's words in Philippians 4:6: Do not be…
Countless books, articles, blogs, and sermons have highlighted the amazing attributes of the woman described in Proverbs 31:10-31. Solomon (or "King Lemuel") seems to acknowledge right away that this is…
I woke up this morning with the words of the prophet Elisha rolling around in my head. His terrified servant had just notified him that their city was surrounded by…