Bringing Scripture to Life

  Today on February 2, 2021, is the 10-year anniversary of a phenomenal miracle that took place in our life. Not only did a miracle occur but God gave my wife and me both, prophetic dreams the night before to let us know what He had done! Be encouraged, NOTHING is IMPOSSIBLE for God!

In Jeremiah 31:13, the Lord says, "For I will turn their mourning to joy, will comfort them, and make them rejoice rather than sorrow." There is no better description I can give you when it comes to this day in my families history. This day has represented a day of great sorrow, and has been an instrument for many nights of mourning for my wife Lyndsey and me. You see, it was on October 26, 2001 when doctors gave us some devastating news. They told us that we would NEVER EVER be able to have our own biological children.  This news literally crushed us, and brought great sorrow upon our hearts and lives. This news would make the next 10 years of our life a challenging roller coaster of emotional ups and downs. Every mothers day, fathers day, every time it turned October 26th, and countless other scenarios have always tried to steal the joy of the Lord from us, and overwhelm us with sorrow.  But today on October 26, 2012, the Lord has truly turned our mourning ...

This article was originally written to help assist church planters with some very basic ideas for some of the bells and whistles I used in church planting on a very low budget.  Had I known this article was going to receive so much traffic (which it has), I would have included some helpful exhortations for you, the church planter. After all, it is the work of the ministry (Eph. 4:11-12), the power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8), and pointing people to Jesus in all that we do that really matters most (Romans 1:16).  Because of this I have decided to add a "Top 10 List for Church Planters", that I believe will be vital to the incredible walk of faith that God has you on. I believe this addition to the lo-cost "bells and whistles" of Church Planting that I originally wrote this article about is far more important for you to have at your disposal as you continue to live radically for Jesus. Top 10 List for Church Planters: 1. JESUS LOVES YOU!  Jesu...