All of us need mercy … including preachers. Mercy is required because we all have missed God, failed, fallen, and broken His commandments. When we recognize our failure, we can easily become discouraged. We may think: I’ll never be good … Read more>>>
This message was originally posted on the Tom Shanklin Ministries website in June 2016. By Tom Shanklin Everyone needs a father! If you don’t believe it, check out these statistics about children growing up in fatherless homes in the United … Read more>>>
For the gospel was preached to us as well as to them. But the word preached did not benefit them, because it was not mixed with faith in those who heard it. (Hebrews 4:1b-2, MEV) God has given us … Read more>>>
Click to watch. Is Jesus the only way to God? We often hear that there are many paths to God. But are there? What does the Bible say? Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No … Read more>>>
Click to view And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. (Acts 4:33, AV) Just as the early church gave a powerful witness through signs, wonders, … Read more>>>
Easter (Resurrection Sunday) is often compared with springtime—the new grass, the flowers, the green leaves. This is all representative, it is said, of the resurrection, and renewal through Christ. Spring is a wonderful time of year, but it is an … Read more>>>
Editor’s Note: Be encouraged by this guest post from Kim Ellison. It is time for all of us to learn to trust God for our provision. By Kim Ellison The things we face in our world today can be frightening. … Read more>>>
By Tom Shanklin “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them does not leave the ninety–nine in the wilderness and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin I was vacuuming up construction dust the other day for the umpteenth time, and I was thinking about how we, people, should be a vacuum. We should be sucking up everything GOOD that life has to offer. … Read more>>>
God has a call on your life, but there are many distractions along the way. You must make a decision to turn aside from all that hinders, listen to God’s voice, and diligently pursue the will of God. This … Read more>>>
Today, I would like to talk to you about waiting upon the Lord. Several years ago, as I traveled around India with my friend, Ivan Tinklenberg, we had a running joke. One of us would say, “Should we go? Or should we wait?” … Read more>>>
I was excited to see the pictures which you see above and below from Pastor Davis Juma from the evangelistic outreach and Bible distribution he did in Nairenge in Narok North in Maasailand, Kenya, East Africa in February. These Bibles, which … Read more>>>
God has a special purpose for your life, but it’s not automatically fulfilled. In this message we talk about coooperating with your calling and the keys which will open the door to moving into your destiny step by step. Translation … Read more>>>
You Can Touch the World: Finding Your True Purpose is now available as a free download in English and four other languages below. Discover the excitement of sharing Jesus with joy wherever you go. Come alive as you begin to function … Read more>>>
God has called each of us to Himself and has a distinct purpose for our lives. It is my prayer that this message will help you discover the call of God upon your life and move into it. This message … Read more>>>
All have us experienced those times when we cry out for help in time of need! During our move from Mankato to Scandia, Minnesota, I experienced one of those times. I was driving back to Mankato with my 1990 … Read more>>>
Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: (Exodus 14:15, AV) Thank you so much for your prayers, encouragement, and financial support for this ministry. You are helping us to go forward with our mission to take the … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin Daniel Boone and Lewis and Clark come to mind. Adventurers and explorers. Maybe Moses and Caleb. Tom and Susan spied the northern Minnesota landscape and staked a claim in Scandia, Minnesota! We loaded up our wagons and … Read more>>>
This video is a follow-up to an article I recently wrote on “The Precious Blood of Christ.” This video goes deeper into the question of why the blood of Christ is precious. The blood of Jesus is precious to me because … Read more>>>
Welcome to 2022! It’s time for a new start, a new beginning. As we launch into this new year, the Lord has laid it on my heart to talk to you about the only thing that can really give anyone … Read more>>>
