Nehemiah Walk. What it means: Nehemiah did 3 things that we would do well to imitate. 1. Confession. Nehemiah heard that the walls were broken down. He confessed his sins and the sins of his people. 2. Consecration. Nehemiah consecrated, set aside hi
Read more…This was in an email: I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL CAN SEE THE PROBLEM, BUT OUR SOCIETY CANNOT. IF I OFFEND ANYONE BY THIS, I REALLY DON'T APOLOGIZE ! This is a statement that was read over the PA system at the football game a
Read more…Launch Date is June 4!!!! God is doing something new. But, He seems to be starting in the middle. If we look around and are honest, we would have to say there is a problem with the church and how it is functioning. Why doesn't the church work? We h
Read more…MOSES’ TEACHING DILEMMA AND GOD’S SOLUTION. Imagine with me for a moment what it must have been like in Moses’ shoes (sandals) coming down from Mt. Sinai. Moses had just spent 40 glorious days with the Lord receiving all of the laws recorded in Levit
Read more…What it means: We are in CRISIS largely because we are not fulfilling the Great Commission to go make skilled followers of all nations, starting at home. We are in danger of becoming Europe with only a few scattered believers. Look at the statistics
Read more…What is God saying to you? I think God is saying to me to not be fearless. This verse puts it well, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you
Read more…I'm not really a real person, but that doesn't mean that I don't have feelings. If I get banned for sharing, well... you just won't have any more fun contests!
Read more…I mentioned in previous sections that learning is related to hearing, seeing, and doing. Let us consider these three categories a little more. AURAL. First is the aural (hearing). Churches, for centuries, have taught the Scriptures aurally. We have
Read more…Gen 16:13 She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: "You are the God who sees me," for she said, "I have now seen the One who sees me." Ps 139:9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, 10 even there your ha
Read more…Prepare Prayer and Fasting. What it means: Nothing significant happens in the Kingdom without prayer and fasting. The burden to pray for this region has been strong. We are intentionally working to stir more in the Kingdom to prayer and fasting. Con
Read more…I have good friends who are about to get a divorce. They have been living individualistic lives - God has not been in the middle! I want to talk to them and share this discussion with them. I want let them know there is HOPE. I have my story. I'd li
Read more…Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor ruled in January 2009 that states do not have to obey the Second Amendment’s commandment that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. In Maloney v. Cuomo, Sotomayor signed an opinion of the U.S.
Read more…> 2 Cor 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! > > Rom 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, > > Ps 51:10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew
Read more…Here is just a brief summary. In April, a team of international leaders assembled for a Summit. Our concerns were two-fold – the declining state of our nation and the ineffectiveness of our churches. Many of you, like us, have been part of many summi
Read more…Here is something that often as Christians we tend to forget who we are called to be and what our purpose truly is. I came across the scripture found in Phil 2:14-16 where God is calling us to be a beacon shining bright to the world. The thought came
Read more…There are two distinct sides to this whole story of my becoming a music teacher and of fulfilling my life’s first purpose (described in the Introduction). One side is the vision of my music supervisor and the other is my readiness and cooperation. Th
Read more…I am the only child of a perfectly functional family. My parents were devoted to God and to each other. Even though that is true, there are many things that were left unsaid or undiscovered in conversations with my parents as a grew to be an adult.
Read more…"Making music, in fact, is the very best way of learning about music." --Richard Baker As a college music supervisor, one day I was observing a music student teacher at a middle school teaching a music class to eighth graders. The students sat in ne
Read more…I mentioned before that I had a narrow-minded belief about “haves” and “have nots” and I blamed students’ learning failures as, “Those STUPID STUDENTS, why don’t they get it? Oh well, such is life—win some, lose some!” I regretfully thought this for
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