Surprise! The Performing Heart is Here and On Sale!

Did you know that it takes 22 months for an African elephant to give birth to her baby? Am I comparing the birth of The Performing Heart to the birth of a baby elephant? Yes. Yes, I am. The labor has been intense, folks. I must confess that I have not endured the fits and starts of […]
Heads Up!

This is for those who are experiencing one or more of the following: 1. An exaggerated awareness of your flaws and shortcomings. 2. Intensified pain over unanswered prayers. 3. Amplified misery over stressful circumstances. If it all feels darker and more hopeless than ever before, listen up. This is for you. As the […]
Overcoming the Spirit of Premature Death

Dear friends, I recently published an article on the topic of premature death. Perhaps you have read it, repented and prayed the prayers. I hope so. I passionately believe that we must get the word out about what is empowering the spirit of premature death. To help spread the word, I made a video. Here […]
Have You Noticed?

Have you noticed what I have noticed? Are you seeing a disturbing upward trend in premature deaths? I’m not talking about deaths due to the virus. I’m noticing lots of other kinds of deaths: peculiar illnesses and accidental deaths taking children, teens, and young mothers and fathers. I checked with some of my friends living […]
Squeezing Through the Narrow Gate

Scary Things Jesus Said: Part 2 Ok. Here is a tough one for you. Jesus said: “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is narrow and the way is constricted that leads […]
An Update on The Pool

Sorry I have been so silent lately, at least on this medium of communication. There are lots of good things happening at The Pool. So much so that my attention has been given to those things and not to blogging. Soooo … what is up with us you ask? First, I have just finished […]
The Quiet Heart is Available Now!

The launch of my new book, The Quiet Heart: A Foundational Guide to Inner Healing and Deliverance, has bumped into roadblock after roadblock until I became very discouraged. Then … now … during this peculiar time when we are staying at home as much as possible, tiptoeing around each other in the grocery aisles and spending […]
Prayer Strategy to Restore the Media

A few days ago I woke up to the Lord’s voice advising me to change my approach to praying for truth and integrity in the media. Here is what He suggested. I believe that the more of us using this strategy, the better the results will be, so please join me. First, let me establish […]
There’re Two Sides to that Apple

Yes! I do know that the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil most likely wasn’t an apple. Ok. We’ve got that out of the way. Most discussion about the first sin centers on Eve being deceived by the devil. She told God that she was deceived and the New Testament […]
My God Has Taught Me A Lesson

When I was in grad school, I was housed in a dorm reserved for graduate students and students with families. This meant that I met lots of international students, including a Nigerian family. I don’t remember their family name (Don’t judge. It was a long time ago). But I do remember what the husband’s name […]