Cuba in the Dark, and Now a Hurricane

Join us Sunday, November 3, for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. (Updated October 22) A main energy plant failed on Friday, plunging Cuba’s 10 million people into darkness. After several attempts to restore electricity, the power grid failed once again just as Hurricane Oscar hit yesterday as a Category 1. AtContinue reading “Cuba in the Dark, and Now a Hurricane”

Gaza: Hamas’ Top Leader Yahya Sinwar Is Dead

Join us Sunday, November 3, for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Just over a year after Hamas’ invasion of Israel, when Muslim terrorists slaughtered 1,200 people, abducted 251, and started a war that has killed more than 41,500 people in Gaza, one of the main architects of that devastating October 7Continue reading “Gaza: Hamas’ Top Leader Yahya Sinwar Is Dead”

For the Prodigals

Pray for those who were raised in the church, but then turned their back on God to run after the things of this world.

All Is Not Lost. Stand Up and Fight!

As narratives rage in media these days — some false and some true — and so many with evil intentions vie for control and seem like they’re winning by earthly standards, it’s easy to feel hopeless, like any fight against this present darkness is to no avail. It is not. There is a stand weContinue reading “All Is Not Lost. Stand Up and Fight!”

Pray for Those Running for Office

Lord of All, raise up godly leaders for this country — each leader of every office Your choice to suppress wrong and bring forth right. As more and more people let go of Heaven’s values and make compromises with the world’s, our choices for godly leaders grow slimmer and slimmer. So, we ask You, Lord,Continue reading “Pray for Those Running for Office”

Mass Shooting in Jaffa

Palestinian terrorists from the West Bank killed seven and wounded 16 at a Tel Aviv light rail station in Jaffa, Israel, on Tuesday. Both of the gunmen were shot by security forces and civilians who carried handguns. One, Muhammad Mask, 19, died and the other, Ahmed Himoni, 25, was severely injured. An Israeli reservist, LevContinue reading “Mass Shooting in Jaffa”

Rise Up as One and Love

A prayer for oneness from Philippians 1:27-28: Lord, we ask You to draw us into deeper love, into oneness with each other and with You. For our enemy seeks to divide marriages, families, and churches, and then put us on display before the world to show them that we’re really no different than they are,Continue reading “Rise Up as One and Love”

Come to Me and Be at Peace

Today, I feel the Lord urging us to return to what matters most, to make the time needed each day to form a deep connection with God through personal quiet times with Him, so that He is the One guiding us through our days and decisions, and His Spirit is in control of our thoughts,Continue reading “Come to Me and Be at Peace”

A Better Day Today

What if your tomorrow could be a much better day than your today?  What could you do to open the way for that to happen? One key the Lord has given me for that is to begin every day with Him. Before I ever open my eyes, before I get out of bed, before IContinue reading “A Better Day Today”

American Pastor Released from Prison in China

A California pastor wrongfully imprisoned nearly 20 years in China, David Lin, 68, is at last free. Released this past Sunday, David went to China in 2006 to set up a training center for Christians in Beijing and was arrested on false charges of “fraud” that same year. In 2009, he received a life sentence.Continue reading “American Pastor Released from Prison in China”