 And God said, “Let there be light,†and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,†and the darkness he called “night.†Genesis 1:3-5 The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought [...]
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 Let’s start again at the beginning. New Year’s day is a unique opportunity in the human experience because, once a year, everyone gets a fresh start. One chapter is closed and another begins. You may wish you could go back and re-do your [...]
Hello! I’m launching a new podcast, with video on Youtube! Introducing Daily Worship Devotionals. So what is the Daily Worship Devotionals podcast? It’s a devotional series where we follow the Christian year calendar as a framework for studying the Scriptures and hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit. Our inaugural season is “Season of Light.†Season of Light [2018 [...]
With just days until we celebrate Christmas, here’s my Advent Devotional, “Glad Tidings of Great Joy”. A Devotional Thought for Advent Week before Christmas [#1] Luke 2:10 Then the Angel said unto them, “Be not afraid: for behold, I bring you glad tidings of great joy, that shall be to all the people.” (1599 Geneva) [...]
Ivalene and I are honored to be part of the Caleb Company team ministering in Israel October 28 through November 8, 2017. On the trip, led by “Papa†Don Finto and Tod McDowell, we will connect with some of the Messianic ministries we know from our long-term relationship with Don and Belmont Church. We will [...]
Lately, I’ve had the opportunity to visit a wide variety of churches. Every one of them has a very different approach to leading congregational worship. And, as I’m sure I heard Robert Webber say, “I’ve found myself thinking and rethinking” about two very fundamental questions. What is the purpose of church worship? and What is [...]
I’ve got a new Kindle book coming out, “WORSHIP ACTIONS & ATTITUDES: Understanding 10 Hebrew Words for Praise”. It is a very quick and easy read. I wrote it in response to the large interest shown for Hebrew praise words from my earlier blog post. Understanding the Biblical foundations of “why we do the things we [...]
As I write this it’s Labor Day Weekend, and on the Daily Audio Bible podcast, we started the book of Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes is a fantastic passage of scripture to read at this time of year. As the seasons change and we approach the final quarter of the year, it is a good exercise to reflect [...]
A few months ago, I had the honor of producing the audio book version of Don Finto’s latest book “Prepare! For The End-Time Harvest”. “Pappa Don” has been one of the most influential spiritual leaders in my life, as he has been for countless others in Nashville and around the world. Recording “Prepare!” audio [...]
Hi Friends! Here is our most recent missions report loaded with pics and details. During the month of May 2017, Ivalene and I embarked on an epic worship discipleship trip teaching and doing worship ministry in Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Hungary. God is on the move! We saw the Lord move powerfully through answered prayer in our [...]
