God Still Does Miracles Today!
God still does miracles today! He has not lost His power in His old age. He is still the same as he was in the Bible days. As the Bible says: “Jesus Christ the same, yesterday, today and forever.” Jesus … Read more>>>
Tom Shanklin
Tom Shanklin ministers within the United States and internationally. He is motivated by a desire to see people reunited with God and filled with a sense of their divine purpose in life.
Do You Want To Be Healed? [Audio & Video]
Do you want to be healed? It may seem like a strange question, but this is what Jesus asked the man at the pool of Bethesda. Do you really want to be healed, or do you want to keep sitting … Read more>>>
How to Be Like Jesus [Audio & Video]
The goal of being like Jesus seems to be unobtainable. And yet the Bible says that we are predestined to be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. We try and try, but we always fall short of that goal. … Read more>>>
Ministry Update: Detroit Lakes Gospel Festival
Photos by David Lysaker of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. Susan and I felt like we were on the mission field at our Love DL Gospel Festival at the City Park in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota in August. And why not? The United … Read more>>>
Minnesota: The Revival State [Book Review]
Do you want to be inspired? Minnesota: The Revival State by Dale Gilmore chronicles the great moves of God across the state from born again, Spirit-filled Lutheran settlers to a Catholic nun from Rochester whose prophetic visions inspired the Mayo Clinic to … Read more>>>
Overcoming Oppression and Depression
These are scriptures that I have found to be effective in overcoming oppression and depression. Use these scriptures against spiritual, mental and emotional oppression, anxiety and depression. Quote the scripture and then confess that it belongs to you. Confession brings … Read more>>>
Ministry Update: Ready to Preach!
So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. (Romans 1:15, MEV) As I read this scripture, I picture the apostle “chomping at the bit” to preach the … Read more>>>
Love DL: Sharing the Love of Jesus in Detroit Lakes, MN August 14-15
Love DL Festival City Park Bandshell Washington Park Detroit Lakes Saturday & Sunday Aug. 14-15, 5-8 p.m. I want to share with you an exciting outreach we are planning in Detroit Lakes, MN, on Saturday and Sunday, August 14 and 15. … Read more>>>
You Have a Bright Future [Audio]
The saddest funerals are for those who do not know Christ, who have no future and no hope. But the Christian believer has a bright future in God. In this audio podcast, we talk about what the Holy Scriptures promise … Read more>>>
Ministry Update: Working with the Whole Body!
It’s good for every organization and individual to think about their mission in life and their vision to fulfill that mission. Even Jesus had a mission statement. He said, “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to … Read more>>>
Ministry Update: The Laborers Need Healing
Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest, that He will send out laborers into His harvest.” (Matthew 9:38, MEV) A major part of our ministry is encouraging God’s people to get busy in the Lord’s harvest field. The needs … Read more>>>
Pray for the Rain of the Holy Spirit
Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; [so] the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field. (Zechariah 10:1, AV) In late April, I … Read more>>>
The Key to Every Blessing [Audio and Video]
The key to every blessing of God is found in the Gospel. The key is the righteousness of God which we receive when we receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior. In Paul’s letter to the Roman’s we see that … Read more>>>
Learning to Work Together!
For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, [you are] God’s building. (1Corinthians 3:9, NKJV) Learning to work together is one of the greatest keys to success in any venture. Whether it be staff members of a large … Read more>>>
Ministry Update: Preaching Everywhere!
Dear Partners, Then they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen. (Mark 16:20, MEV) The definition of “preached everywhere” has now expanded to include Blogs, Podcasts, YouTube, Zoom, … Read more>>>
Ministry Update: Seizing the Opportunities
We are encouraged about the things that God has been doing through this ministry. Through the pandemic, he has opened our eyes to new avenues of ministry and new ways of thinking about reaching people with the Gospel. Now, as … Read more>>>
The Cross is Good News for Everyone!
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. (1Corinthians 1:18, AV) We often think of the message of the cross as a message for … Read more>>>
Jesus Died to Bring Us to God [Audio]
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, (1Peter 3:18, NKJV) Jesus died to bring us … Read more>>>
Let’s Get Back to Jesus!
By Tom Shanklin Jesus is the one foundation of the Church, but it seems that there is always someone or something trying to pull us off the foundation and trick us into following another path. When Susan and I came to … Read more>>>
Roof Completed for Benin Bible School
It is such an honor for us to be involved in world missions. This is God’s heartbeat … and ours. Although we have not been able to travel to the nations personally since the Covid-19 fiasco began, we have still … Read more>>>