Divine Intervention
After doing miracles for His people throughout history, now God is ready to do miracles for you!
If you need a breakthrough today, let me encourage you: Just as countless people in the Bible were delivered out of impossible situations, so can you. Our God is still in the miracle-working business!
The dictionary defines a miracle as “an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention…
The Power of Peace
You know the story of Jesus calming the storm in Mark 4:35–41. Jesus and the disciples were exhausted from a long day of ministry, and they decided to get away from the crowd by boating to the other side of the lake.
Everything was smooth sailing … until a storm kicked up. As the rain pounded, water poured over the sides, and wind rendered the sails useless, Jesus snoozed on. The frightened…
How to Crush Anxiety, Sadness, and Regret with Mindfulness!
Be still and know that I am God! Psalm 46:10 NLT
In the next few minutes I am going to show you how to crush anxiety, sadness, and regret with the simple act of mindfulness!
The process is so simple most of us complexly miss it.
Do you ever play mental and emotional volleyball with yourself? You try and compete against yourself but never win because you already know your next move?…
Family Camp: Family Is Family
My family is far from perfect, but I love them with all my heart. Whether I’m talking about the chaos associated with growing up in a house with three sisters, all of whom are extroverts (read: loud) raised on a stage, or my house now complete with two boys who live wide open and operate on two levels – very loud and wake-the-dead-three-states-away loud – I wouldn’t have it any other way.
I…
The FRUIT of Your Lips
Your words are gate-openers. Did you know that?
When you speak, you either open a gate of praise for God to walk through or a gate of hell for the enemy to walk through. “Gate opening” isn’t optional. The only question is, “Which gate will your words open?”
If you open the gate of praise, God comes on the scene and brings life. So, if there’s a sick person who needs to be healed, a mountain…
Deceitful Temptation
"For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil; but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death."—Proverbs 5:3–5 NASB
Perhaps no creature is more associated with honey than the bear. Overflowing with sugar, honey becomes irresistible to bears and other animals.
This appeal helps us understand why honey symbolizes…
52 Things Kids Need from a Dad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcQkwwHTz5U
Book Excerpt from 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad: What Fathers Can Do to Make a Lifelong Difference by Jay Payleitner
Need #28
Kids need their dad ...
To Respond with Something
Besides “Read a Book” When Kids
Say “There's Nothing to Do”
Around mom, most kids have learned not to whine “I’m soooo bored. There’s nothing to do.” They…
Comedian Jeff Allen and Finding Hope After Alcoholism and Despair
Jeff Allen has worked for more than forty-five years as a comedian. He’s appeared on America’s Got Talent, Dry Bar Comedy, Amazon Prime, Huckabee, Comedy Central, VH-1, Family Net, and various other networks and shows. He also can be heard on several comedy channels on SiriusXM, as well as Pandora and Spotify. On YouTube, Facebook, and other social media outlets, his videos have more than half a…
What’s So Amazing About Grace?
Excerpt taken from What’s So Amazing About Grace?: Revised and Updated by Philip Yancey
I know nothing, except what everyone knows—
if there when Grace dances, I should dance.
W.H. Auden
Chapter 1
The Last Best Word
Author Stephen Brown notes that a veterinarian can learn a lot about a dog owner he has never met just by observing the dog. What does the world learn about God…
Our Turn to Provide
Excerpt taken from Become a Provider: Overcome Tragedy, Become Stronger, and Serve Others Without Burning Out by Justin Thomas
Chapter 7
Our Turn to Provide
To be the provider, you simply need to provide. However, I learned firsthand how difficult this is when trying to implement it in real life. So, I set out to explore and test this theory of trying to provide for others intentionally. I had…