John 1:51 Jesus said..."I tell you- you shall see heaven opened,"Once, when I was in Quebec, Canada, I watched the auto ferry travel back and forth across the St. Laurent River.The boat arrived at the dock near our hotel, drop the ramp, and cars would load on.While...
Not too long ago, I wrote about receiving a telephone call from a person who encouraged me to start writing devotionals again and who asked where I got my inspiration. Afterwards, I found myself searching for a manila folder that I had tucked away for awhile. The file...
Psalm 37:34a Wait for the LORD and keep his way.Currently I’m on a four day personal prayer fast and vision cast retreat. For the last year, I’ve been so busy at church that I feel as though (and certainly know) that I’ve been running ahead of God and expecting Him to...
While speaking to a group of local pastors recently, I asked the following question, "Pastor, what is your product?" I could tell that some of them were a little intimidated by my use of business terminology. I explained that my question was not meant to address them...
Psalm 16:8 says, " I have set the Lord always before me." What does this mean? To set the Lord always before you means to allow Him to be the driving force in your life. In my seminars I often bring this point home with the use of a baseball mitt. There are several...
Michelangelo, the great painter and sculptor was once asked how he was able to create such masterful statues. His answer was something like, "I am not sure how it works exactly-but I am able to see the vision of the beautiful statue in the marble even before it is...
Acts 17:28 - For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. (KJV)One of nature's greatest sights is the hundreds and thousands of birds gathering in autumn for their winter migration....