Joseph was beaten, sold into slavery and discarded by his own brothers. His story of redemption has always been one of my favorites in the Old Testament.After Joseph is brutally discarded and ends up in Potiphar's house, he is doing whatever he can to find his new...
I didn't set out to become an advocate for home education. I seriously didn't.I went to a typical Midwestern K-12 school system, and my bachelor's is from a Big Ten university. I remember thinking that home education was some crazy, antiquated, hidden part of society....
As I look out upon the crowds, along the pews, and in the foyers of the average church it's hard to stop and have a conversation with any one person for any real length of time. I see a lot of busy people. We are busy with programs, we busy keeping up with our cliques...
A few nights ago, I had a dream that I know was for me but it was also, I believe, for the church as a whole.I dreamed I was searching through a house I used to live in. Suddenly I opened the door, and I could see a man cowering and standing in the bathtub. He had...
If you haven't realized it yet, we stand at a crossroads in our culture. Look at any statistic and you will find a dramatic decline of values in our society. Though I could tell you of a list of reasons as to what has contributed to this decline, its effects on our...
I sat in the conference, annoyed and frustrated. Truthfully, I didn't really want to come and I had sneaked in the back. My attitude had been off lately, and I knew it. I desperately wanted to hear what God had to say on the matter, but honestly, I was so stuck in...
I sat in the pastor's office, hurt, angry and feeling like a wild animal backed into the corner. I had been called in for a meeting. It was emotional. I had thought the worst. There was a misunderstanding. It was far from my best moment. Couldn't he understand how I...
A few weeks ago, God gave me a vision for the church as a whole. I believe this will apply to many. If you believe this is for you, then please pray that God would speak to you specifically as to what it means for you.As I was praying, I saw a person climbing up...
I was raised in a Lutheran Church in small town in Ohio. It was a great foundation. I was called into ministry through a divine encounter in the sixth grade. However, in those years, a nagging and sinking feeling began to concern me: Who was the Holy Spirit? We...
Recently I have witnessed a growing trend of Christians who are attacking and criticizing other Christians. Their verbal attacks are cannibalistic. I'm sure these kinds of things happened long before social media ever existed, but now it seems to be getting worse.A...
As I was in prayer last week, I felt a strong prophetic stirring from God saying that many of His people are entering into a season of accuracy. According to the dictionary, accuracy can be defined as "the quality of being correct or precise." Many of God's people...
I believe the church and our nation stands at a crossroads. There are many that are watching the media as if it is some kind of prophetic omen. I can see fear bubbling up in the people of God. I believe we need learn a valuable lesson from the children of Israel.I do...
Breakthrough has a sound. The Israelites were commanded to march around the city of Jericho. They were instructed to stay quiet, until the specific times where God told them to blow the trumpets, and shout. I am sure as those trumpet blasts were heard, and the sounds...
Somewhere in the place between asleep and just barely getting there, I had a vision a few nights ago, and I felt I needed to share it. I saw myself in a giant wheat field. The grain was thick on the stalks, almost to the point of them beginning to droop. I walked...