IGNITE May 2022- Celebrating Family in Yosemite

For over a year, we waited, planned, and anticipated our first-ever family vacation with all eight of us. And we watched God joyfully and magnificently roll out eight glorious days of excitement in Yosemite!
My Beautiful Bride’s Prayers Bear Convicting Fruit

“Praise the Lord He’s answered my prayer!” Yes, she had given up asking me to slow down and began asking the Lord to get me a speeding ticket!
Live Every Day Waiting on God

I did not realize how sickly my prayer life truly was until I started this practice of Waiting on God with you all. I learned “a healthy physical body is nothing without a healthy Spirit.”
Silence Shatters Satan’s Stronghold

Seldom have I had such a vivid picture in the physical realm of what was happening in the spiritual realm. Last month our firstborn son and my beautiful bride were driving home from San Marcos, and we were on that horrible construction part of Interstate 10 coming towards Houston. It was a dark night, with […]
There is Hope

Where Does Hope Come From? When things went wrong in my life, I used to feel hopeless. And if I didn’t have my life under control, it was easy to feel anxious, too. A life without hope is a terrible thing. With nothing to hold on to for support when things went wrong, it was […]
Shall We Dance?

As I waited on God early this morning He showed me a marvelous parallel between dance and prayer. When we pray leaning into The Holy Spirit He guides us in a “prayer dance,” following His lead listen, question, pause, share this scripture, salvation it is thrilling.
Children, Waiting On God, “Bear” Blessing Vision In Bozeman

(This vision is “COPYRIGHTED” YES!! You have the right to copy.) On Saturday, the 11th of September, in Bozeman, MT, 41 of us, including 22 children, were waiting silently before our God. Looking up at Zeke (16) with tears streaming down his face, he said to me: “The presence of God is overwhelming.” Zeke then […]
Discovering the Gold in the Roots of My Bride’s Character

On 30th August, we celebrate our 35th anniversary, and with very few exceptions. We still joyfully live every day in what we call the “Permanent Honeymoon Anointing.” I’ve known since day one that God gave me the most beautiful bride in the whole world. In truth, He married me way up! This past three months, […]
Sounds of Silence Resound in Heaven

Last month, God broke my pride through a fall resulting in rotary cuff surgery. This incident also marked the cancellation of my month-long trip to Burundi. Our ever-dearer partner in the gospel, Evariste Harerimana and his leadership team of 12, seamlessly filled my parts. This story describes some of what God did from heaven as […]
Receive This Personal Invitation to Pray

Dear Prayer Partner, Friend, and Intercessor, Our prayer purpose in the East African Awakening is to mobilize and equip 300 leaders in each of 3 cities of Burundi starting this Sunday 30th May. The Awakenings will include training on Waiting on God, Luke 10 Transformation (L-10-T), and Zume’. Each leader will be equipped to live […]