Understanding Your Gift The world yearns for the formula for success. A perspective for what is needed to rise above the pack. A quest evident even among God’s people. Yet Jesus spent over three years with a small group of select followers, demonstrating that the Kingdom of God doesn’t follow the world’s pattern. Embracing what…...
Daniel’s Strategic Mind-Set As Supreme Commander of the Allies for WWII’s western front, Dwight Eisenhower was criticized for never before having commanded troops in battle. Yet, Eisenhower was gifted in listening to the range of views of those under him, processing this input with developing events, while staying focused on the big-picture. What distinguished his…...
Recovery and Restoration For decades, I’ve arisen in the middle of the night for what I describe as my mid-watch prayers. An undistracted, focused time of seeking God in prayer, reviewing scriptures and in reflecting and planning for what lies ahead. During the mid-90s there came an adjustment to this practice. Two key things triggered […]
Adversity and Stewardship Religious persecution is the systematic mistreatment, slander, stereotyping, ridicule and aggressively hostile response of one group against another based on their beliefs. Christians and Jews have been the target of one of the longest track records of concerted hostilities arrayed against any single group in history. In just this last century, the…...
Daniel’s Spiritual Connection Few within Scripture have had the level of connection with the spiritual dimension as Daniel. It was much more than his prayers, or his faith, discernment or even his significant wisdom, although it included each of these factors. Throughout Daniel’s life Scripture records a series of encounters with heaven triggered by his…...
GLIMMERS From the Preface of “THE HEART OF A KING” Note from Morris: These are serious times. Understanding the change of these seasons, to know what to do has entered a realm requiring constant vigilance, with very little operating with the same premises as they did even a year ago. In serious times, priorities shift. As […]
The Gift of the Jews The time following Moses getting God’s instructions on Sinai was turbulent. No question, an atmosphere resulting from adjusting to the huge change from their former bondages. God’s intentions for these people was far greater than what these former slaves had either the mind-set or were remotely prepared for. Moses’ leadership…...
The Honor of Daniel One of the subtle characteristics evidenced in Daniel’s relationships was the consistency with which he bestowed honor. Above all, he always honored the Lord and His ways. Yet while giving precedence to honoring the Lord, he extended genuine honor to the King, without groveling, in whose court he served. Almost as…...
All over the world, people have been gathering, praying. Our smart TV is purposely not hooked up to cable. So I don’t play the game of hanging onto the “latest development” spin of the news outlets. Nevertheless, before heading to bed Wednesday night, I found the impact of the headlines upsetting. I arose after a […]
MISGUIDED TONGUES REVISITED Dedicated to the Memory of Trisha Ruddick Stemple (June 14, 1966-Oct 24, 1996) Memorial Day is a time set aside to reflect. For our family, October 24, 1996 is another time of memorial, a date we will never forget. It is the day our 30 year old daughter Trisha Stemple was brutally […]
