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February 2026

February 11, 2026

God Gives us One More Shot at Forgiveness

Years ago, Justin Bieber was everywhere. No matter what station I found on the radio,...

January 2026

January 28, 2026

Rise to the Challenge and Do Hard Things

We are now approaching the end of the first month of the new year. Many...

January 21, 2026

The Benefits of Midnight Prayer

Several years ago, God called me to host a prayer line at midnight. We met...

January 14, 2026

Learning Humility: When You Can’t, Let God

Humility is often a dirty word among many Christians. None of us like the idea...

January 07, 2026

Finding Contentment by Silencing the Spiritual “Rat Race”

It's the new year, which means many of us start thinking about self-improvements. Whether it's...

December 2025

December 31, 2025

Taking a Deep Breath for Starting Over

The other day, I was lamenting the loss of MTV's music history. I made the...

December 24, 2025

Christmas Reminds us we Need Church Unplugged

If you watch television much at all these days (which I don't), count the vast...

December 17, 2025

Christmas Reminds us of Blessings in Disguise

Have you ever been in a situation where you felt absolutely fine...and then one day,...

December 10, 2025

Seven Holiday Ideas to Keep God at the Center of the Season

We've all seen the "Jesus is the reason for the season" merchandise. It sounds good...

December 03, 2025

Waiting: The Challenge of Being Still and Knowing

Whether you celebrate Advent or not, this is a time of year often full of...

November 2025

November 26, 2025

This Thanksgiving, Give Thanks Through Prayer

It's a time of year when many pause and stop to give thanks. A key...

November 19, 2025

Don’t Frustrate the Grace of God

I am not the world’s most patient person. In fact, I have an extremely low...

November 05, 2025

What Comes After our Spiritual Harvest?

Several years ago, I was in my kitchen, making a citrus-aide drink. The Lord spoke...

October 2025

October 29, 2025

Seven Things Christian Leaders Should Do for Each Other

It's Clergy Appreciation Month! This means it's time to show minister support our pastors, apostles,...

October 22, 2025

Seven Things Your Leader Doesn’t Say, but Wants You to Know

Over my many years in ministry, I've had a number of awkward conversations with those...

October 15, 2025

Ten Things Ministers Don’t Discuss About Being in Ministry

When you think of a minister's life, what do you think it's like? Do you...

September 2025

September 24, 2025

Signs of False, Modern Day, End Times Prophets

One of the stories I remember best from childhood is that of "Chicken Little" (also...

September 10, 2025

Crossing Borders is Part of Our Faith

Lately I’ve been thinking about the Hillsong United song, Oceans. Even though it's several years...

September 03, 2025

Words of Wisdom to Unlock Leadership Potential

The majority of my 25-year ministry has been spent in leadership training, development, maintenance, and...

August 2025

August 27, 2025

The Process of Spiritual Pruning

Spiritual pruning. Cutting off. Trimming back. Rearranging. Elimination. Whatever you want to call it, removing...

August 20, 2025

How Leaders are Humbled by Ministry

Years back, I worked with a minister who was a great man of God. He...

August 13, 2025

Personalizing Prison Ministry

In 2002, my ministry (then known as Apostolic Fellowship International Ministries) began publishing what would...

August 06, 2025

Seven Notable Youths in the Bible

August 12 is International Youth Day. This United Nations awareness day focuses on cultural and...

July 2025

July 30, 2025

Working With People You Don’t Like (and Vice Versa)

Getting along with others. The phrase alone makes us sigh. We love the idea of...

July 23, 2025

Seven Ways to Keep Faith Strong in the Summer

If you're like many out there, you're in the middle of summer is a busy...

July 09, 2025

Learning to Choose What’s Better

The Biblical story of Martha and Mary is an interesting look at God’s word to...

June 2025

June 11, 2025

Looking at God Beyond God as Father

Perhaps the most common reference we see to God - outside of using the term...

June 04, 2025

Six Reasons People Attend Church That Aren’t About Doctrine

In many churches I've attended, it's often implied that people attend a church because they...

May 2025

May 28, 2025

Don’t Neglect Christian Hospitality

Once upon a time, a discussion online encouraging ministers to go overseas caused me to...

May 21, 2025

Stories of Rebirth: The History of Ancient Flood Myths

Most growing up in church are familiar with the Biblical Old Testament story of Noah...