A Life of Prayer

A Life of Prayer

One of the things the LORD is impressing on me for 2017 is to increase my time of prayer. Prayer should be a natural function of our everyday life and at the very heart of our relationship with our LORD. The heart of our prayers should always be the expression of our...
Time to Stand Up

Time to Stand Up

         I just returned from Turkey, man is it time for the Body of Christ to stand up.  The nightly excitement activity was planning who they were going to talk to other Turkish people about Jesus.  I...
Reaching God

Reaching God

         The “nominal” church (remember we are the true church, the Bride of Christ not a denomination or organization) today has done a poor job at best in helping the people get to God.  Paul in...
Real Prayer

Real Prayer

The things of God are a mystery. Well that is not me talking, but Paul.  In Ephesians we read,  “And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,”  (Ephesians 6:19)  Jesus Himself...
Love is Not Enough

Love is Not Enough

I was sharing the Gospel with an acquaintance and another (I suppose) Christian kept cutting me off in mid conversation to tell me how important  it is to love, but to be honest their words and actions just got in the way and made it awkward.  I found myself having to...
No Flesh Shall Glory

No Flesh Shall Glory

Not sure if you all caught the Olympics this year, but I did at times.  I guess I am not dead yet because at times I found myself cheering on my country against another country (or one person against another) for something as silly as a gold, silver, or...
Our Greatest Need

Our Greatest Need

By David Stahl As we step back and look at our “needs” we often go to God and beech Him to meet our needs, but in fact nowhere in the Bibles does God say He will meet our “needs.”  Now please do not get me wrong God does care (to a degree,...
Growing Up

Growing Up

By David Stahl The longer I go in God the more I see the critical need for spiritual maturity and development in God and why many Christians refuse to grow up.  Growing up is painful that is why little babies and children cry so much.  Especially today the...