Here is the scene: Mary is drawn into extravagant worship—after all, her brother is alive! And the Teacher is sitting at her table, enjoying a meal her sister has prepared. What else could she do? Give it all away! It Costs Everything Mary had to worship, and it cost...
Have you ever really needed Jesus to show up and stop something awful from happening? Of course you have! We all have. Now, have you ever made the connection that instead of His immediate response, you heard some obscure, prophetic word like, “This sickness is not...
The most fascinating thing to me about our faith in Jesus is that God speaks. Right now, His very voice is being heard by all creation and is resounding throughout the whole earth. Creation, alive and in constant movement, is responding to His voice, following after...
“Who sinned?” has become one of the accusatory mainstays of media. Whether in politics, business, or key social issues, everyone wants to know, “Whose fault is it?” Not that sin isn’t a big deal and usually causes a whole lot of pain, but does getting to the bottom...
What if we could walk with Jesus through the last six months of his ministry on earth? What if we could see what He saw, experience what He experienced, and know the very movement of God in His redemption plan? We can! Jesus’ life is recorded in the Gospels; with the...
Hearts are awakening by the love and mercy of God! This is a beautiful thing. It’s like the new growth of spring we already see on our hillsides in Camarillo. As fresh, tender, bright- green shoots appear, it’s a promise of renewal and new life after drought, fires,...
When our kids were little, we bought all of them “Armor-of –God” costumes: plastic Roman- looking things with crosses on them. Everyone looked like little soldiers for Jesus. We had lots of fun, and they were great object lessons, but I’m not sure we ever really grew...
The Shulamite was beside herself. Her Beloved had arrived unexpectedly, and she had delayed her response to His request for entrance. Now he was gone! She had looked everywhere for Him, but to no avail. No one would help her lovesick heart, either. The watchmen had...
I have never been to Niagara Falls, but those who have been, tell me it’s breathtaking. With 681,750 gallons of water per second cascading over the main Horseshoe Falls; collecting itself tumultuously at its base; and creating the sound of many waters, I would imagine...
I had a vision this week while speaking with one of our staff members. As she was talking about the prophetic, I saw a curtain being drawn back. This curtain was covering a large window, and as it was drawn open, the sunshine of heaven flooded the room. Beforehand,...
