There is incontrovertible evidence that the American Church is in decline in Western Culture. At the same time, there are encouraging signs too. More churches are being planted now than at any time in the last 100 years and mutliple thousands are finding new life in Christ every day. But to fuel the good trends, … More 11 “Absences” that Prove the Descent of the American Church
Monday is for Praying for a New Country You’ve heard it said that to be victorious in a military battle you must have the “most boots on the ground.” Conversely, to be victorious in a spiritual battle, you must have the most “knees on the ground.” The mysterious character “Eli” to his young pastor friend … More The Nation’s Only Hope is Getting More Knees on the Ground
Wednesday is for Prayer Christianity, the expression of faith by those who call themselves followers of Christ, whether they be Catholic, Protestant, Independent, Orthodox, Coptic, has made more change for good in the world than any other religious group in the world. This is not to say other groups with religious or no religious affiliation, have … More No “Wonderful Life” without Christianity
Saturday Musing “Every revival in the history of the modern world has been grounded in an explosion of prayer and evangelism. In the time directly preceding an outbreak of spiritual revival, churches focus their energy and resources on congregational repentance, personal commitment to outreach, and preparation for the potential outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit upon … More Sobering, Convicting, Challenging
Friday is for Heart Songs We are in the middle of 21 days of praying for friends an neighbors to hear and respond to the gospel during the Easter season. “Knees on the Ground” or “Elbows on the Table” are two of the slogans, code words we are using to remind the whole church to … More Encouraging Pastors to Teach on Fasting
Wednesday is for Prayer “You’ve heard it said that to be victorious in a military battle you must have the ‘most boots on the ground.’ Conversely, to be victorious in a spiritual battle, you must have the most ‘knees on the ground.’” ….. The character Eli to his young pastor friend Elmo in the novel … More Getting Knees on the Ground for the Spiritual Battles Ahead
Musings I’m reading an article by Dan Jarvis and that is his question, “Is your church revival ready?” It’s a good question. One that perhaps most churches would do well to consider. How do we get ready for whatever God might want to do? Today, I preached on 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21: “Do not quench the … More Is Your Church Revival Ready?
Wednesday is for Prayer Kevin was only five years old when his father carried him up the stairs to bed. As he crawled under the covers, the two of them folded their hands to say their prayers before falling asleep. Little Kevin was so tired, he shifted into automatic pilot and prayed … More Learning How to Pray Again
Sunday Afternoon Musings Here’s another cultural phenomenon that is becoming more frequent, boredom killings. The lack of respect for human life is stunning and it should drive us to pray for our nation’s repentance. A handful of young homicide suspects and convicted killers have in recent years told authorities they were pushed by boredom to … More Another Reason the Church Needs to Get Serious about Revival
Wednesday is for Prayer (Updated, Revised and Corrected) Billy Graham’s Prayer For Our Nation One of my readers has pointed out that the prayer that I said was Dr. Graham’s bears a striking similarity to Pastor Joe Wright’s 1996 prayer before the Kansas legislature. It’s possible that Dr. Graham has recast the prayer as his own, … More At 95, Billy’s Prayer for the Nation
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