Look what the Lord has done! This week, I am at Trinity-Bergen Lutheran Church in Starkweather, ND for four days of revival meetings. On Sunday night I was blessed to see Kimberly Blake and her husband Karl at the meeting. Six years ago, we did a video interview with Kimberly in which she gave a powerful testimony of being healed … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin “My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber.” (Psalms 121:2-3, AMP15) Goodness, that is sweet water to remember in our days of trouble and anxiety. Water for your soul. Misplaced trust can lead all of us to dark places, … Read more>>>
Human beings are naturally resistant to change both in natural things and spiritual things. That is why many Christians and even entire denominations are stuck in a rut of a past move of God and are not moving forward with the new things that God is doing today. Acts 10 is the story of two men who needed change in … Read more>>>
Today, God is pouring out His Spirit on those that are thirsty. There are many problems in the world that man can’t solve, but the Spirit of God has all the answers and the power to bring lasting change in the hearts of mankind. In this message, God is encouraging us to be a light in this dark world and … Read more>>>
For you have not received the spirit of slavery again to fear. But you have received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirits that we are the children of God, and if children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin There is a saying, “Out with the old, in with the new.” Kind of harsh for us grayheads. People sometimes don’t see the value of old things. Some people have to have the new and fastest on the market. Now, I’m not knocking technology, seeing I’m typing on an Apple computer and own an iPhone, but sometimes … Read more>>>
By Tom Shanklin The scribes and Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery. When they had put her in the middle, they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery. Now Moses in the law commanded us to stone such, but what do You say?” They said this, testing Him, that they might have … Read more>>>
This poem written by Kim Ellison expresses the cry of God’s people. It is only from the Lord that we can find the help that we need in these desperate times. Tom God, Will You Help Us? By Kim Ellison The day has darkened With a cloud of despair. The shadow of death Lingers everywhere. God, will you help us? … Read more>>>
Many people are talking about the Asbury Revival, a spiritual awakening occurring on the campus of Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. The excitement about this move of God has been so great that people from all over the country and even other nations began to flock to experience the presence of God and to be a part of this move … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin Tom and I live in the tiny little village of Scandia, Minnesota, nestled in rolling hills and not far from the St. Croix River. So scenic. So refreshing for one’s soul, no matter the time or season of the year. We live in the first Swedish settlement in Minnesota. And proud they are of this heritage! The … Read more>>>
And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. (Luke 13:12, AV) What is holding you back from God’s best in your life? Maybe it is a sickness that is keeping you back from fulfilling your dreams, like the woman who Jesus spoke to that day. Maybe it … Read more>>>
By Tom Shanklin “Sing, O barren, You who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, You who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of the married woman,” says the LORD. “Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin I don’t know about you, but I’m not too keen on what they call New Year’s resolutions. Oh, I guess when I was younger and watching Dick Clark on black and white TV, I thought of silly little things that didn’t last until the next day. Now, it occurs to me: why wait until the end of … Read more>>>
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:10-11, AV) We had a lot of fun producing this short video on the happy Good … Read more>>>
Throughout Church history, outpourings of the Holy Spirit have changed and empowered believers to demonstrate that Jesus is alive. It all began when God poured out His Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. In this message, Tom and Susan explore the relationship of the baptism of the Holy Spirit to God’s plan to reach the world with the Good … Read more>>>
When heaven comes down, things change! There are many problems in the world today that will not change without a visitation of the Holy Spirit. We need heaven to come down and God to set things right. In this video, Tom and Susan look at Jesus’ instructions to His disciples to wait for the promise of the Holy Spirit … Read more>>>
When the prophet Isaiah was grieved by the enemies facing his nation, he cried out to God, “Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence…”(Isaiah 64:1, AV) Isaiah knew that there are some things that can only change by the manifestation of God’s presence. He had experienced … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin Sometimes I feel like Sarah of the Old Testament. I feel like the shriveled, dried-up old lady waiting for her promise. Every day, she feels her empty belly and looks at her old, very old, shriveled, dried-up heartthrob and shakes her head. “Where is my promise?” she asks. “Where is my baby? Where is my stuff.” It’s … Read more>>>
By Tom Shanklin Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto … Read more>>>
A few weeks ago, while I was experiencing the presence of the Lord in a special way in a worship service, a picture came to my mind by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. I saw a mass of people with a thick black felt blanket covering them. Immediately, the scripture came to mind: Arise, shine, for your light has … Read more>>>
