In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. Acts 2:17 Welcome to the first MMU in the post-Ally...

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 As I mentioned last week, this month I have several opportunities to check in with the...

I do not mean that there should be relief for others and pressure on you, but it is a question of a fair balance between your present abundance and their need, so that their abundance may be for your need, in order that there may be a fair balance. As it is written,...

“Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.’” John 7:37b-38 This last weekend I attended two joyous and intriguing events. On Saturday,...

I thank my God for every remembrance of you, always in every one of my prayers for all of you, praying with joy for your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete...

Death has been swallowed up in victory.Where, O death, is your victory?Where, O death, is your sting? 1 Corinthians 15:54b-55 The Resurrection is real! This Easter weekend, the joy of Christ’s resurrection has lifted my heart in unexpected ways. For Good Friday, I...

Tell the daughter of Zion,Look, your king is coming to you,humble, and mounted on a donkey,and on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Matthew 21:5 (quoting Zechariah 9.9) When I was in Jerusalem in January, there was frequent mention that the holy seasons of Ramadan,...

In Christ Jesus the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built together spiritually into a dwelling-place for God. Ephesians 2:21-22 This last week, I’ve been able to witness the connectional church,...

Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease. But seek the...