Are You Your Hearts Best Friend?

"The truth, for which I would give my life, must also be the truths for which I am living!" The New Covenant heart must be at the apex of that list. Many die for family, friends, country—but not enough value their own

Moravian Falls Revival-Early August 2013

(Alan Smith and Ron Ross reporting-What has begun again in the very same region-Moravian Falls, Taylorsville area ((about a 25 mile radius using Taylorsville as the center of ongoing Spiritual renewal-revival a

written by Michael McBane

I recently shared this but I can’t stop allowing it to turn the soil of my heart. I have known the Lord because He came to me since 1970. Yet, one of the more refreshing things I have read in recent days paraphrased is  "we

Learning, yearning to follow

written by Michael McBane

Some have said, I want to be a carrier of God's presence. Sounds admirable, actually weighty if not fearful? From my perspective it is a desire that God has planted in us to draw us towards His hea

Moravian Revival

The Rev. John Greenfield, an American Moravian evangelist, published his book "Power On High" in 1927 on the 200th anniversary of the Moravian revival. The information in this article is from that book, now out of print. The Moravi

The Divine Cover-Up 2

“The LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and care for it. 16 But the LORD God gave him this warning: "You may freely eat any fruit in the garden 17 except fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. I

The Path of Life

By: Alan Smith

Ps 16:11: You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. (NIV)

The path of life: there is so much revelation here!  It means that

Loved Well

Are you able to be loved well? If not, you are missing this life's greatest Joy! To be properly loved is to open the door to Joy-Filled relationships. True and authentic Love always opens the door to a greater discovery and revelation of Fa

The Divine Cover-up

“The LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and care for it. 16 But the LORD God gave him this warning: "You may freely eat any fruit in the garden 17 except fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If

A small Missouri town is looking for a man not suspected of a crime but, rather, a miracle.

"I think that this time I've actually witnessed a guardian angel at work," Jeremiah See of

Charging My Spiritual Battery

By Alan Smith

Eph. 3:16-19: I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, bei

With You I will go. You are the fair One, and You are my lover!

The days are more than curious-they are mysterious even to the most casual of observers...

My hope is that the mysteries of the times become the norm of my today's and elusive tomorrows..

“A flesh commitment to law-keeping can modify your behavior for a time, but it cannot transform your life (Pure Grace)

The Law has no transformational power built into it. That was not its intent. The law was given to prove humanity’s helplessness to

Thank You!

Words are often so inadequate in expressing heart-felt sentiments.  "I would maintain that 'gratitude' is the highest form of thought!"So know that there is so much more 'heart' here than meets the ear and eye.

Janis and I are continually o

A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the pastor decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The pastor found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire.

Gu

Learning to Live From Your New Heart

“Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts…For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges t

Beyond Hope

 “What dynamic transforms us into the image of Christ? Is it through will power, looking at the law and being determined to never sin again? Is it through the power of shame and guilt that we are transformed?” (Pure Grace)

I think not! God

Where do I begin…? Words just will not do what happened at church justice. There aren’t enough or ones powerful enough to describe what I was witness to. I walked straight into my destiny and it was beautiful. In that moment, every day of these thirt