JOEL 2 GENERATION

For a long time, Bhutan was one of the most closed nations in the world. The majority of its people are Tibetan Buddhists. Tibetan Buddhism is by far the most resistant form of Buddhism to the Gospel. It is truly dark, demonic, and full of real satanic power.  It is still very closed...but God is working in Bhutan like at no other time in its history. We started to hear about Bhutan from friends who had a heart to reach the nation and who had taken some trips and were partnering with local Bhutanese believers. I had met a couple of them in the U.S. But then Bhutanese started arriving in the Middle Eastern nation we live in - much like the Nepalis who started arriving 15 years ago, many are not Christians. But 15 years later, I would say most of the Nepalis we know have become Christians and there are numerous Nepali churches now all around the world! It is now happening in the same way with the Bhutanese.  When we first started meeting Bhutanese nationals, there were almost no...

This post is about something that has bothered me for years and recently has been only been highlighted/underlined even further. 500 years ago the Protestant Reformation was partly about the "priesthood of all believers"! The clergy/laity distinction had gotten to a place where ordinary believers were viewed as "second class" - having less access to God. Only special believers, the ordained priests, and bishops were able to pray for people. And don't get me wrong - I believe in the ordained ministry. I am ordained.  But here is my PROBLEM. I pray for a lot of people. My wife prays for a lot of people. The people in our community pray for a lot of people. And I get the most annoying question asked to me all the time. When I offer to pray for people, and they are Christians (or from a Christian background), the next question I inevitably get is this, "Are you a pastor?" WHY in the world would a Christian ask another Christian if they are a pastor for off...

This morning, I received this message from the young man from Cameroon who I prayed with last week about his high blood pressure. "Goodmorning ...David. I'm Calvin from the P... Hotel. Since ... that day you prayed for me. My health condition has been rapidly improving. I celebrate the Grace of God over your life, sir." I wrote back, "Rejoicing in your recovery!" His reply...."Amen, Amen, Amen" (with a dancing emoji) I shared this testimony right after receiving it with a man from Zimbabwe who was getting my coffee at Starbucks.  I asked how I could pray for him and he told me that due to COVID he and his wife had been separated now for two years (also from his young children).  I prayed that Jesus would make a way for them to be together - either here, or in Zimbabwe, or somewhere else.  He was so encouraged. As I was leaving he said, "You made my day!" My theology is this..."There is no way that when a Spirit-filled Christian prays for...

While walking past a man working in a hotel, the Holy Spirit highlighted him. I noticed he was NOT wearing his face mask properly and that made me happy! (I hate the useless masks). After getting my coffee at Starbucks, I came back to him and asked where he was from - he was from Cameroon. I knew the Lord had something for him and so I just asked directly, "How can I pray for you?" His eyes lit up and he asked if we could talk privately and took me back around a corner where we could be alone. He then asked me, "Are you a man of God"?  I told him I was and asked what he needed.  He explained that he needed 'healing' - he said he had high blood pressure and was taking medication. He was very young.   So I was able to have a time of prayer with him for his healing. I don't know if I have ever prayed for someone who was more receptive - lots of "Thank you, Lord Jesus", "Yes, Holy Spirit", "I receive it" came out of his mouth. I...

Back in 2015, God woke me up to many things regarding lifestyle and diet. I believe He did so to spare me years of chronic health problems that would surely have developed in the years following had they not been addressed. Little did I know that fast forward 6 years and we would be in the midst of a global pandemic that would have the world gripped by fear, a fear that is almost entirely unwarranted. The overall mortality rate of COVID-19 is 0.27%. That means that 99.73% of the people who get it will survive. What has been as tragic as the hyped fear over the virus is that almost no one has talked about how healthy people, who exercise regularly and who are not overweight have almost no risk whatsoever of dying from COVID. But has this point been trumpeted? Are people keenly aware of how their diets, how their fitness level, and how their Body Fat % all contribute to their health – especially in regards to contracting and recovering from viruses? Sadly, most have done very little to c...

WHO WAS THE “REAL” ST. PATRICK? Most people are unaware of the incredible life and legacy of Saint Patrick. The following summary of his life is primarily taken from two books about Patrick’s life and ministry – one is a biography entitled  Let Me Die in Ireland , by David Bercot (Scroll Publishing) and the other,  The Celtic Way of Evangelism – How Christianity Can Reach the West Again ” (George G. Hunter III, Abingdon Press, 2000). Many Christians today “claim” Patrick as their own – most are surprised that he doesn’t really fit any modern labels that we might try to put on him or the movement he birthed. Patrick was NOT a Roman Catholic (and neither was he a modern-day Protestant Evangelical and/or Charismatic!), but rather a British Roman citizen born in the late 4th century (AD386) on the West Coast of Britain. He was a part of the independent British or Celtic Church which did not come under Roman control until the 6-8th centuries. His father was an ordained Deacon and h...