The Psalmist asked, Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations? Will You not revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You? Show us Your mercy, Lord, And grant us Your salvation. (Ps. 85:5-7) He understood that without revival there would be no survival! We are in such a sad, sinful, serious state in our churches and in our nation today. Many of our churches are stagnant or declining. Some are on death’s door. Unless there

A couple of weeks ago, I borrowed a title from an old Beatle's tune and now, here I am, doing it again. I promise I will try to make this the last one--for a while. It should not surprise you that I once did a marriage retreat where each session featured a Beatle's song! As Valentine's Day is this week--a day to celebrate love and romance--I thought it timely to address this topic. Now--to the point--from the Bible and not the Beatles--Jesus said that all God's commands, the

I spent a good bit of time this past Monday shoveling snow. I needed to get my steep driveway clear so I could get out and get to work. Once I did that, I drove over to the office, and removed snow from the sidewalk and a couple of parking spots, so we could reopen. There is always work to do. Snow is beautiful, but also presents challenges. There is the danger of travel, the risk of falls, the labor of removing it, and so forth. This is the reality of the world in which we l