Happy 70th Birthday, Cru!
Thank you for joining with us in giving God the glory as together we celebrate 70 years of His faithfulness. Continue reading Happy 70th Birthday, Cru!
Tag: Holy Spirit
The Spirit-Filled Life by Francis Chan
“Christ said it’s better for us that the Spirit came… I want to live like I know that’s true. I don’t want to keep crawling when I [can] fly.” Continue reading The Spirit-Filled Life by Francis Chan
What Can Man Do To Me?
“How ya doin’, God?” laughed the man.
He continued with his loud, scoffing remarks as I quickly walked away. Continue reading What Can Man Do To Me?
The Ministry Around You
Recently, I had the incredible privilege of talking to seven people in twenty-four hours about the hope and forgiveness they can find in Jesus Christ! Each encounter is its own story, so I will try to write them individually in the next week or two. Until then, here’s an overview of the amazing twenty-four hour day. Continue reading The Ministry Around You
The Lived Out Gospel by Judy Douglass
The young woman who would be my seatmate on a flight from Ghana had a very heavy carry-on bag. The overhead bin seemed full, but the coat of the man in front of us was taking up half of it. He told her that her bag was too big and that was his space. He was rude. She was bewildered. I spoke up, reminding him calmly but firmly that the bin was shared space and his coat could go on top of the suitcase. He grumbled as he lifted his coat out. I helped her lift her bag. Later the … Continue reading The Lived Out Gospel by Judy Douglass
The Spirit-Filled Life, Part Two
Just one week later, Beverly was radiant. I approached her after the church service. “How was your week?” I asked. “God was so good,” she replied. She had asked God to resolve a long-standing accounting problem at work and it cleared up that day. By Friday, when she normally would deal with the week’s stresses by having dinner and cocktails with friends, she ordered ice tea. “What did your husband think? “It’s funny,” Beverly explained, “but it’s not my husband that encourages my having a few cocktails. It’s me. He hasn’t had a drink in fifteen years! He’s actually said … Continue reading The Spirit-Filled Life, Part Two
Mike and Sus Schmitt 