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,...
Luke 4:17: “And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written. . .” When Jesus was given the book of Isaiah to read from, He found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon...
Psalm 16:5-6: “O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good inheritance.” Last Sunday, we were each given a nation of God’s choosing. Just as Joshua, the elders, and...
Every New Year is the hope of a new beginning. But I often drag the last year into the new one, don’t you? Or worse, I drag a bunch of years, maybe even a whole lifetime, into the New Year. But wait, aren’t we supposed to carry our lives forward? Learn from our...
Merry Christmas! Joyful Jesus is inside of us! We are His Christmas present, and He is ours. Everything else: sentiments, moments, and stuff (probably too much stuff), pales in the light of His glory and grace. Jesus Joy! Jesus is EVERYTHING for us. He is our...
