For as long as I’ve been in ministry, I’ve longed to see and be part of a revival; to experience a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit that radically reshapes and renews my faith and the faith of the church. Some would say that this desire is misplaced or even unfounded. They argue that God most often works through the mundane and ordinary circumstances of life to conform us to the image of Christ. Change, they say, primarily happens little-by-little…
A devotional by Sandy Martin… It had been a particularly stressful week and I was numbing my brain by scrolling through some video clips from “America’s Got Talent” on YouTube. Now, don’t get all judgy… you do it too! 😊 But as I watched, there was one that caught my eye and my heart. A contestant, who described himself as a teacher and father of 5 children, was asked, what was his motivation in coming on the show. He simply stated…
STEVE: Today I sit where it all began, at the Sienna Beach Hotel in Entebbe on the north shore of Lake Victoria. It’s sunny and eighty degrees with a moderate breeze out the southwest gently rustling the palm trees. The lake water laps the shore and Pam is wandering down on the beach attempting to sneak up on some unknown variety of exotic bird. This is the hotel where we stayed to recover from jetlag two weeks ago, after our…