It’s Time to Pray
Jan Hettinga When you know that you are facing an enemy who neither fears God nor man what do you do? In the United States of America a giant has arisen who has successfully intimidated the people who claim…
Recovering the Fire of Holy Desperation
Grammy award-winning artist Billy Joel is one of the most creative songwriters of our time. Among his numerous hits is “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” As one of Joel's more unique works, the song was birthed out of a conversation…
In But Not Of
“In but not of…” It’s easier said than done. How can you be “in” and surrounded by what it is made of and what it lives for without “it” touching and influencing you at every moment of your life? Of…
Appeal to Heaven
I am confident that God is going to save America for His glory and purposes...especially after reading Genesis 18 this morning. That’s where Abraham negotiates with God for the salvation of Sodom and Gomorrah from impending judgment...and gets as low…
Two Sinners, Two Approaches
Read this morning, in my quiet time, the account of the “immoral woman” who was daring enough to show up at a Pharisees’ house for a banquet to which she was not invited (Luke 7:36-50). We can only assume what…
Do You Hear the Sound?
Over Christmas, I sat down to have my quiet time, and followed the scheduled readings for that day, one of which was Ezekiel 37. The minute I started reading, the Holy Spirit began speaking to me strongly that this was…
God Does Nothing
OK, that is half of the quotation attributed to John Wesley, an 18th Century instrument of God in one of the greatest and longest revival movements in history. The second half of the quote is, “...except in response to believing…
Olympia Pastors’ Intensive
[siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Video_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget]Invitation Pastors,It is time to get back to the priority of prayer and the Word so that our ministry flows out of our intimacy with God. When we come to the people, we must have worthy words, not worthless words…
Pastors’ Round Table Discussion
During our Pastors’ Round Table Discussion yesterday, Dr. Steven Land from Pentecostal Theological Seminary, referred pastors to Dr. Robert Gagnon’s website for more information on the current challenge to a Biblical view on homosexuality. For those who are interested, here…
Standing in the Gap
The conditions God pointed out in Israel through through the prophet, Isaiah, in Isaiah chapter 59, were hauntingly like the headlines we find in the New York Times today. feet that run to do evil, shedding innocent blood (vs. 7)…