I often hear negative and disparaging remarks about denominations and it troubles me. I was on TBN once and the host made a comment that indicated that a particular problem was unique to denominations. I quickly reminded him that that particular prob…

A month or so back, my wife and I found out about a local football and cheerleader organization here in Lakeland, called the Lakeland Saints. They run football teams from ages 4 to 14. My boy, Timmy, who is 5 ½, has shown interest in football, so we s…

A very stark reminder in light of Patriot Day on September 11, 2009.

Jonah 3:9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? We will continue today in our installment of blogs regarding Jonah. The story of Jonah is truly remarkable on so many levels. The mercy and…

Jon 2:9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD. Last week we talked about 3 things that the Lord did on Jonah’s behalf. This week we’re going to look at Jonah’s pray…

As leaders we need to be inspired. We may be inspired by a vision, by a great leader, or by the success of others. Most of the time we are inspired by great men who have done great things. One of the marks of a charismatic leader is that he or she over…

Many of our readers and those receiving our updates via email have asked us for updates.Yesterday (Wednesday), Brother and Sister Shestopalov were finally transferred to a Moscow hospital, but I’m not sure if it is the same one where the two oldest da…