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…
Can You Hear Me Now?
Several years ago, I was out at Paine Field, in Everett, getting checked out in their Cessna 172. The chief pilot at Regal Air, was giving me the once over to make sure that I knew the airplane, and that…
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…
Don’t Shrink Back: A Letter to Pastors
As we talk with pastors and leaders across the country, there is a common theme emerging - common experiences being shared and common stories being told. They are stories of discouragement, division in leadership, dissension within churches and considerations of…
No Intention of Leaving
I love the connectivity that social media provides us. I am able to touch and be touched by friendships from places and times in my past. One of the downsides of social media is the platform it provides for…