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By Penn Clark The prophet Hosea spoke to the children of Israel, telling them it was time to seek the Lord: Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, till He comes and rains righteousness on you. (Hosea 10:12) Seeking the Lord means taking time to hear from Him and gaining His perspective on the issues of our lives. Knowing His will has become even more necessary during these last days—which will be filled w

I have heard pastors say, “I would rather wear out than rust out!” The man who first popularized his statement was evangelist George...

Here is a list of things that I use on retreats in order to evaluate how well I am doing. These are not in order of importance, but focus...

Bill Wilson was the founder of the twelve-step recovery program called Alcoholics Anonymous, who was once listed in Timemagazine as one...

In Psalm 119:9, David asked, “How shall a young man cleanse his way?” The term “way”used here means “a well-worn path”. It is a picture...

We live in a bountiful part of New York, with lots of fruit trees and vineyards dotting the rolling hills of the Finger Lake region....

The Lord spoke through Isaiah about the people of God, saying, For as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people…(Isaiah...

I have often wondered how God could see everything about me and only think on the positive things. In time, I realized that it was...

Your feelings are real, but they are not always true. In terms of spiritual stability, one of the biggest mistakes I made—and tend to...

There is an old Quaker story told about a king who asked for an inventory to be taken of all the flowers in his kingdom. He sent out a...

These Three Degrees of Watching and Meditation Determine Our Behavior Taken from my book "Following the Eyes of Your Heart" What we...

How We Often Forget the Grace to Change... I read a quote about blame recently that really got me thinking... “When you blame others, you...