Everyone has a story to tell. If you don’t have one yet, as older people say, just keep living. You’ll get one!
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.” (Revelations 12:11)
What is your story?
How are you sharing that?
There is tremendous power in sharing a testimony of a changed life, not just for the people who hear it, but for the person who shares it. Rick Warren, one of the foremost authorities …

The LORD bountifully, beautifully and abundantly blesses those who BLESS His beloved Israel!
“But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.” (Hab. 2:20)
How will you bless Israel?
Yesterday morning Patti May forwarded an email to me from Capitol Hill Prayer Partners that is so critical I felt obliged to pass it on. Here is that message:
Dear friends,
Sometimes, an event appears on the horizon that is so profound, and so incredible, that one cannot find words to describe it.
Such an event is now scheduled to …

Gen. Eugene Habiger, former Executive Chief of Strategic Weapons at the Pentagon, said that an event of nuclear mega-terrorism on U. S. soil is “not a matter of if, but when.”
Then He spoke to them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near. So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.” (Luke 21:29-31)
What would happen to America’s economy and government if at …

 Judgment is coming to America!!!
So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. (Jonah 3:5)
If you believed God’s judgment was coming to America by the end of 2007, what would you do differently?
I had planned on having a different topic for today, but this morning the LORD was shouting to me “Judgment is coming! Judgment is coming! Wake up church! Repent and prepare the way of the LORD!
For the past three years, Connie Waldron cut my hair …

Fatherlessness is the most harmful demographic trend of this generation.
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, The alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart Against his brother. (Zechariah 7:10)
How can you bless someone who feels down and out on Valentine’s Day?
God is sovereign! On February 8, I received an envelope in the mail from Dan Tingley. I didn’t get around to opening that envelope until the afternoon of Sunday February 11. Inside I found a CD with 10 songs sung by Lori Tingley, …

2007 shall be a year of GREAT ACCELERATION!
Hear the word of the LORD, You who tremble at His word: “Your brethren who hated you, Who cast you out for My name’s sake, said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified, That we may see your joy.’ But they shall be ashamed.” (Isaiah 66:5)
How hungry and thirsty are you for God?
In the past few months, I have noticed a tremendous acceleration in what God is doing around me in Culpeper and Virginia. Youth and youth leaders in Culpeper are coming together in unity …

God exists simultaneously in two realms, the uncreated realm and the created realm.
God in the beginning (Genesis 1:1a)
What world problem has God designed you to solve?
My good friend Jeff Bernstein pointed out to me that the Hebrew Bible, which is the foundation of all other translations, actually begins with the words “God in the beginning” and not “In the beginning God.” While at first glance this may seem trivial, the spiritual significance is huge. That’s because, our God is the great I AM, the eternal One, from everlasting to everlasting. …

The path to transformation goes through dreams!
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!” (Matthew 17:5)
What really matters and why?
Today marks day #3 of lessons learned from the Real Talk Training (RTT) seminar held in Culpeper on January 27. Today’s content comes directly from the RTT manual.
Listening is a lost art and discipline in our fast paced, high gratification based culture. For most people, …

God desires for His children to be good stewards of every conversation!
And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season? (Luke 12:42)
How can you be the best steward of your conversations?
As mentioned in yesterday’s devotional, the most profound lesson I learned and experienced during the Real Talk Training (RTT) seminar on January 27 is “Coaches don’t give advice or tell people what to do. Instead they use powerful, …

A coach is a personal change expert!
“let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak” (James 1:19)
How effective is your listening?
How effective is your ability to ask life-changing questions?
On Saturday, January 27, I attended the Real Talk Training (RTT) seminar held in Culpeper. This was facilitated by Joseph Umidi, the founder of Transformational Leadership Coaching (TLCI). This seminar had an immediate and profound impact on me and my relationships.
While only nine people participated in this seminar, which was surprising and disappointing, the good news is that Joseph invited Michael …