Nothing but the Blood
By Tom Shanklin Recently I was reading one of those self-help books. . .the kind that tell you how to be a success in ten easy lessons. I like books on success, and this one was enjoyable and even full … Read more>>>
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God’s Wisdom Will Keep You Young
By Susan Shanklin Life is short…..seasons are short. Each year I get older and it doesn’t seem possible! I am a big fan of the local thrift store and they have introduced a perk of 5 percent off if you … Read more>>>
LifeStyle Evangelism
By Tom Shanklin Back in the ’70s, I met a man working at a sawmill where I was employed in southeast Minnesota. He was not a pastor or a preacher, just an ordinary worker like me, but he loved the … Read more>>>
You Should Go Get My Dad Saved
By Sondra Berry Young I was thinking today of Danny. He was in his 90’s. One day while driving down the street with a friend, she said to me, “You should go get my dad saved. He’s mean, I mean really … Read more>>>
The Power of Partnership
By Tom Shanklin Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say unto you, That if two of … Read more>>>
The Ministry of the Evangelist
The following is an excerpt from Tom Shanklin’s book, You Can Touch the World. “Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.” Acts 8:5, KJV. Now, let’s look more closely at the ministry of … Read more>>>
America! America! Revisiting 9/11
By Tom Shanklin NOTE: On on the week of 9/11, the following article was scheduled to run in our local newspaper. Then disaster struck. Today, America still needs to repent and turn back to God, and if we don’t, we … Read more>>>
The Heart of God for the Muslims in the Last Days
By Andrew Gackle I once heard a pastor share an interesting perspective on the movement of the Gospel throughout the world since the beginning of the Church almost 2000 years ago. Though we know that the Lord has been at … Read more>>>
How I Quit Smoking
By Kim Ellison Sin contaminates the flow of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Sin separates us from a Holy God. God does not love us any less when we sin, but He is holy, and where sin is, He … Read more>>>
Pray for Our Tent Revival at Hendricks, MN Sept. 9-11
“Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?” Psalms 85:6, KJV. Please pray for the upcoming Tent Revival with Tom Shanklin, Sept. 9-11, which will be held at Pastors Chris and Caugherty’s farm west of … Read more>>>
Hearing the Voice of God
As we walk with God in these final days before Jesus’ return, it is essential that we learn to hear the voice of God. There are two things that are absolutely necessary. We must hear what God is saying and … Read more>>>
Don’t Let the Devil Steal Your Lunch!
Gardening, like life, carries with it some real challenges. We’ve been fighting with the bunnies all year. Usually the cats and the dog keep them at bay, but since we gave away our overabundance of barn cats last year and … Read more>>>
Pray for the Nations!
By Tom Shanklin My wife and I have made it a practice to pray together each morning. We pray for one another, for our family, for the partners of our ministry, and for our nation. We conclude our time of … Read more>>>
Anointed Spring
By Susan Shanklin Tom said I should call my article this time, “The Spring That Never Happened”. Does that phrase fit what is happening in your life today? Something that you have been waiting for and keep looking for, and … Read more>>>
All Worship is Not Created Equal
“By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.” Hebrews 11:4, KJV. In this politically-correct, … Read more>>>
Dos and Don’ts for Raising Ministry Support
By Tom Shanklin Here’s some dos and don’ts for raising ministry support. Failure to raise adequate support is one of the biggest reasons people give up on their God-given ministry vision. Since going into the evangelistic ministry in 2005, I … Read more>>>
Your World is Your Pulpit
By Susan Shanklin Can’t help be happy! It’s 36 degrees, but they say it feels like 23 degrees, and the wind is howling from the west and I can FEEL the change in the air. Ha ha. Yes, who knows … Read more>>>
Face to Face with Jesus
By Tom Shanklin Today, I want to talk to you about something this is at the very heart of the Gospel of Jesus Christ-that is, knowing and experiencing the Lord on a daily basis. In reality, all of us are … Read more>>>
The Gospel of Healing
By Tom Shanklin In the Gospel of John, chapter 10, verse 10, Jesus says, “I am come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly.” He doesn’t just say that he came to give us … Read more>>>
The Holy Ghost is Working in Me!
Confess and meditate these scriptures. This is a great tool to help you to cooperate with the move of God in your life. God wants to do great things in your life. Get your mind and heart in line with … Read more>>>