I got an interesting e-mail from a brother demanding that single women should not be in ministry. I was amazed at the vehemence of the letter, which promised to ‘pray us out of the ministry’ and accused us of flowing in witchcraft for refusing to marry and submit to a husband.

The Apostle Paul himself said it is better not to marry so that we may be devoted fully to the Lord rather than being concerned about the needs of our husbands. I’m not against marriage between a man and a woman, and I certainly haven’t refused to marry by any stretch of the imagination. Keep Reading »

The Lord showed me that there would be a shifting and a shaking this year among seats of governing authority in the spirit. Some who occupy those seats will pass on, while others will be removed because those seats never belonged to them. Their folly will be exposed and those seats will open up to those to whom they truly belong. These new leaders will help to build the Church of Jesus Christ instead of tearing it down from within.

Billy Graham may not be part of the prophetic movement, but he does have great wisdom. I like how he answered this person’s question about the end of the world. I also love how he brings it all back home to evangelism. Thank God for great men and women like this. Click here to read the Q&A in the Seattle Post.

I’ve been reading posts on the Internet that include detailed maps, could be called ‘judgment maps.’ The author seems to think that because many people who didn’t know each other dreamed that Florida was under water, that this is some sort of twisted confirmation of God’s judgment.

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We all know that Islam is destined to fall. The kingdoms of this world will become the kingdoms of our Lord and His Christ. But I found another Scripture interesting in light of all the factions and in-fighting among Islamic groups. This fighting goes beyond Christianity’s denominational difference to all out violence and murder.

OK, so remember when the scribes accused Jesus of being possessed by Beelzebub? They said He was driving out demons by the prince of demons. Jesus answered:

“How can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end” (Mark 3:24-26).

Bam! What an answer. But can you see Islam in this? How can the ‘kingdom’ of Islam stand since it is divided against itself? It can’t. It has to end. We need not fear radical Islam, but we must rather intercede for the souls that are captive to its grip. We must, as Jesus said right after this parable, bind the strongman and spoil his house. Those souls belong to God.

You’ve got to check out this post at The Daily at the University of Washington. Celeste weaves modern times in with biblical truths while capturing the love of God in a post about the Prophet Elijah. It’s about silence. Here’s a quick excerpt in case it gets bumped by the time you get there:

God didn’t fix Elijah’s problem with destruction. Instead, God answered Elijah in the silence with a whisper. It’s a beautiful demonstration of God’s ability to destroy everything, yet his desire to show utter, undeserved compassion on a rebellious, evil people.

Maybe if we understood the silence, we’d better understand the noise and the general chaos in our lives. And maybe, just maybe, if we turned off our headsets, we wouldn’t be so deaf to our friends, to our community and to God.