“I have been betrayed.” Everyone has uttered those words at one time or another in life. A friend of mine recently wrote her dissertation on the premise that anyone who is serious about being a leader in the Body of Christ has experienced a major betrayal from someone close to them – and we know of the betrayal Jesus Himself experienced. A few years ago, I attended a spiritual retreat at a place called Shrine Mont in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. The experience and the a

Excerpt from Seven Keys to Hearing God's Voice by Craig von Buseck. What am I going to do with the rest of my life? Where should I go to school? Should I take this job, or is there something better on the horizon? Who should I marry? Life is a never-ending series of choices. Can we know whether we are making the right decisions? Should we consult our horoscope? Maybe we should call the psychic hot-line? Do we go with what the experts are saying or rely on our gut-feeling? Sho

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God has ordained certain cycles for our lives on earth – and for our relationship with Him for eternity. We enjoy the refreshing changes that come with the four seasons. We celebrate the milestones as a child grows from an infant into an adult. And then there are the biblical feasts – what Scripture calls “appointed times” – which were instituted by God both to remember His goodness and mercy to the Children of Israel in the past, and to give signposts for prophetic fulfillme

Wars. Terrorism. Financial calamity. Racial strife. Climate change. Nuclear proliferation. The drug epidemic. There are many things happening in our world today that can cause us to fear. But for those who have committed their lives to Christ, God has provided precious promises in the Bible to bring peace in the midst of chaos. The key to experiencing the peace offered by these promises is to go from merely reading the words to actually believing that the promises are for you

It was an issue of blood -- but not blood only. You see, the diabetes that wracked my friend Dick's body had also damaged his liver and destroyed his kidneys. But it was the issue of blood -- the lack of circulation -- that made Dick's trial most evident to rest of us. This was especially true in the past year when he underwent surgery to amputate his leg. The diabetes that he had fought so valiantly for these many years finally claimed Dick's life on a beautiful day in May.

You can seek the Lord through soaking prayer anywhere, and at any time. Soaking prayer can be done in a church service, or in a cell group, youth group, or Sunday school class. You can be alone, or with your spouse, or children. Or you can invite friends to your home and you can take turns praying for one another. Many people like to go into a private room, lock the door and lie down on the floor as they prepare to enter into the presence of God. When you soak, you might want

The Holy Spirit is moving in the earth today and God is inviting His people to pursue Him like never before. Our Heavenly Father desires communion with His children. He desires for believers to come into a place of intimacy with Him through prayer, worship and meditation. As the psalmist declares: This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face… (Ps. 24:6a, NASB) King David was a man after God’s heart and he longed for the presence of the Lord. He wrote of th

"You have a traitor there, Aslan," said the Witch. Everyone present at this confrontation between Aslan and the White Witch knew that she meant Edmund. For you see, Edmund had been seduced by the White Witch with enchanted Turkish Delight, which caused one to go on eating it till they killed themselves – or are stopped by someone. She had given him just enough to make him yearn for more, a ploy to connive Edmund into luring his brother and sisters to the Witch so that she mig

My middle son had fallen asleep on the floor in front of the TV and I had just put my daughter in her crib. But it had been a rough night for my oldest son, Aaron. A short time earlier I had caught him in the baby's crib with an ink marker in his hand. He had written on important papers, his shoes, and on the wall. I had to send him to bed early. It had been a half-hour and he was still whimpering in his bed. Finally, he came out to the living room where I was reading to t