I had the pleasure of meeting and ministering with Stephan Tchividjian (eldest grandson of Billy Graham) when he spoke at the annual vision dinner for Hill Country Daily Bread near San Antonio, Texas a few years ago. He often says, “Rules without relationship leads to rebellion.” This explains what we see happening more and more […]

There is many a lesson we can learn from this nursery rhyme: “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty together again.” Psalm 20:7 reminds us not to put our trust in the power of man: “Some trust in chariots, and […]

  An encouragement & tribute to our seniors that God Has Not Forgotten Them: While many may not have heard about National Senior Citizens Day, it occurs every year on August 21st. Initiated by President Ronald Reagan in 1988, this day is set apart to acknowledge the life-long contributions our nation’s seniors have made to […]

There are no appropriate words to express what all of us felt when hearing of the senseless and tragic killings at a movie theater in Aurora (Denver), Colorado this past weekend. Like you, my heart was heavy as I heard the tragic news. In the midst of tragedy we can find a place of hope […]

INSULTING the SPIRIT of GRACE Antinomianism is the belief that, under dispensation of grace, the moral law is of no use and thus rejects a socially established morality. Wake up, Church! Hebrews 10:26-29 refers to this as trampling underfoot the Son of God,  counting the blood of the covenant as an unholy thing (profaning the […]

“Expunge” means to erase or strike out, to eliminate completely, to annihilate. The Sin Offering referred to in the book of Leviticus, is the fourth type of offering described. It depicts Jesus as our expunger, purifier, and guilt-bearer. Jesus paid a debt He did not owe, because we owed a debt we could not pay. […]

I just had a very good phone conversation with Thomas Wang, President Emeritus of The Great Commission Center International. They authored “America, Return To God”. A total of 550,000 copies have been distributed to American leaders of all professions. He says, “If God can use a reluctant Jonah to call Nineveh into repentance, He will […]

America is at a critical juncture and crossroads. Sadly, too many have been lulled to sleep in apathy and lethargy. Rather, it is a time when we should quit pushing our snooze buttons and awaken from our slumber. The late A.W. Tozer, in his article on “The Gift of Prophetic Insight” said; “What God says […]

Living Between Two Kingdoms! Which world view do we choose? “And Elijah…said, ‘How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him, but if Baal, follow him.’ But the people answered him not a word.” Even our silence can be deafening & exposes which world we choose.

Before Lights Out & The Presence of God departs in the Nation! doug stringer 1 Samuel 4 tells the story of one of Israel’s darkest hours. Israel had been defeated by the Philistines, the priests of God were dead, and the ark of the covenant had been captured. After hearing the news of the ark […]