There is a moment in Mark’s Gospel that I have been thinking about lately. The disciples had just returned from the work Jesus had sent them out to do. They had been preaching, ministering, and seeing God move. But when they returned, the crowds were still there. Scripture says there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and the disciples didn't even have time to eat. I think a lot of us know what that feels like. Maybe not crowds following us around, but the feelin

There was a season when my early mornings were pretty intense. I had my prayer lists. I prayed spiritual warfare out loud. I spent time binding and loosing and praying over everything I could think of. At the time, I believed that was what I was supposed to be doing. I was sincere about it. But if I'm truthful, sometimes I finished those mornings more tired than when I started. Then the Lord began teaching me something about surrender. Some of that came through the words of s

There are moments when an old voice reaches across the years and speaks with unexpected clarity. A friend I have not spoken with in a long time recently shared a sobering picture. He described the most evil being imaginable—