There are times in life when the Lord uses your spiritual leaders to help you. Ultimately, what you decide to do with this is between yourself and God. A friend who is a seasoned minister and whom I greatly respect, received a word from the Holy Spirit fairly recently that’s worth repeating, especia
Dear Heavenly Father,We come before You with hearts burdened for our nation, the United States of America. We lift up our country before You, praying for peace among the nations and a restoration of righteousness and integrity within our land.Lord, we pray for the raising up of Spirit-filled believe
We are in living in one of the most dangerous periods in history. We see it every day and even earlier this morning on the first day of 2025. Here in America and all around the world, crime and diabolical terrorism is on the rise, corruption goes unchecked, and hatred for the things of God swells. W
I feel led to share a dream that I truly believed came from the Lord last night/early this morning (December 27th). I’m not one who normally does this nor am I another in a long conga line of self-professed “internet prophets.” These types of dreams from the Holy Spirit come my way maybe once a year
A new year is at the door. I’m reviewing 2024, with eyes wide open and focusing on Jesus while prayerfully moving forward. Sometimes we stubbornly refuse to admit that as all of us age, there are a few things we are no longer physically able to do and yes, that’s the case with me as well. HOWEVER, w
How many times have you and I confessed the same sin over and over again to the Lord, and each time you feel sorry and tell Him you won’t do it again? Yet deep inside, you doubt that you’ll follow through. We’ve all been there. Quite possibly, the problem is that despite our confessions, we haven’t
Over the last nine months since stepping in as interim Pastor at Hope Community Church in Putnam CT, I have periodically shared a number of wonderful things God has been doing there. Though small in numbers, this closely knit and loving congregation is believing the Lord for big things. We will be h
When you are going through difficulties, pain, or disappointment, do these experiences change your conduct or disposition? Are you one person when life is running smoothly, but a different one when you are visited by hardship and suffering? Although trouble has the power to take away our happiness,
In the minds of many people God is a distant, foreign, indescribable entity that exists out there somewhere. They claim to believe in God but pay little attention to Him and don’t want to be subject to Him. Their god is expected to help them when they need it but never make them feel convicted or gu
“And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:19). When we trust Jesus Christ as our Savior, we come under the awesome umbrella of His protection and care. He knows exactly what we need and will provide it at the best possible time. Even though we