I have a Death Valley. Do you? You know, that dry place somewhere deep inside, where you see no evidence of growth, no evidence of beauty, and no evidence of life? It’s an area of life you dwell in as infrequently as possible. It’s an area you’ve prayed about, a place that swallows up prayers,…
Most people immediately connect the word testimony with witnesses sworn to “tell the truth and nothing but the truth” in courtrooms. Me? I think of testimonies that revealed God as ultimate truth to a young girl. My father was a church pastor when Sunday evening services and Wednesday night prayer meetings were still standard in…
Hallelujah! Thine the glory. Hallelujah! Amen. Hallelujah! Thine the glory. Revive us again. —“Revive Us Again,” William P. McKay (1863) This hymn was inspired by Psalm 85:6 (NIV): “Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?” Just as spring awakens from the cold slumber of winter, every now and then…