Genuine

“You’re not good enough.” “You’re not like the “good Christians.” “You’re never going to find God’s peace. Ever.” Those are just a few piercingly negative thoughts in the deceptive narrative that tormented me early in my faith walk. It felt like a tape was playing on an endless loop in my mind. A painful story […]

I want to challenge YOU, today, to acknowledge YOUR fear. Have you done that lately? And if you have, did you release it to God? Here’s why I’m asking you these questions: The fear of MAN has become so pervasive that it seems like many believers are not on high alert for signs its razor-sharp

The launch of my new book “Activate Your Faith!” has stirred up much discussion about being BROKEN and needing a BREAKTHROUGH. Christians around the world are crying out through their brokenness and asking God to create a breakthrough that activates their faith. Praise God. I am intimately aware of this BROKEN/BREAKTHROUGH CHALLENGE. I lived it

That’s me and my two-year-old grandson Brian Strong on the right. Briar has cancer. But he also has thousands of people PRAYING for his recovery. And God is answering those prayers. First with the successful removal of a one-pound tumor from his 24-lb frame. And now through the first three weeks of chemotherapy and radiation

It’s time to confront one of the biggest challenges facing Christians everywhere on planet earth: Many of us struggle mightily to ingest God’s Word and then transport its promises and power to our head. Even more believers come up empty when they try to move God’s knowledge and wisdom to their heart. But the third

     I have been sensing from this ministry’s global online tribe that there is a growing trend among Christians to retreat and ISOLATE when life gets tough. Perhaps you have felt that tug or find yourself in that struggle today. I certainly have on numerous occasions. That prompted me to drill down into the

     This week was tumultuous and trying after we learned that our two-year-old grandson Briar has cancer. It dropped us to our knees in prayer and compelled us to embrace God’s higher purpose and greatness–even though it may be invisible in the middle of a painful test or trial like this one.    

     Tired and spent, 2022 is just about to leave town and pave the way for 2023 to appear with its fresh face. That shrill siren is warning us that time for reflecting on the past 12 months is quickly vanishing like a child’s balloon escaping into the hungry sky. That’s why we’re conducting

I want you to consider a counter intuitive thought today–what would happen if your goals for 2023 focused on SURRENDER over SUCCESS?      HERE’S WHY: God wants surrender over success. Obedience over excellence. Trust over triumph.      The pursuit of excellence tortures the soul. Surrender frees it.        Pursuing excellence as