From Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood director who now protests against the horrific procedure of abortion. Her testimony is an answer to prayer. I pray daily for the Lord to open the eyes of those involved in the abortion “industry.”

Who said work was not fun?

“The prayer power has never been tried to its full capacity. If we want to see Divine power wrought in the place of weakness, failure, and disappointment, let us answer God’s standing challenge, ‘Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things of which thou knowest not of.’”

How often do you pray? How reverently do you pray? How fervently do you pray? Do you know you can pray God’s Word back to Him – and that this pleases Him? Do you pray because you trust in His love for you?

Let us pray.

Reformation Day 2009 was very encouraging! I will post more on the event as I have time. But I did want to share this photo with you of our son William. It was taken at the event, and then modified “slightly.” To me, this picture represents the spirit of confidence and victory that we should have in the advancing Kingdom of God. Let us teach our little ones to raise the Sword of the Spirit in service to King Jesus!

Consider the life and ministry of Brownlow North…

Brownlow North was born in 1810 into a distinguished family, being the grandson of the Hon. Dr Brownlow North, Bishop of Winchester, Lichfield and Worcester and was also the grandnephew of Lord North, the celebrated Prime Minister of George III. His early life as a member of the upper classes was one of notoriety instead of fame, living a dissolute and frivolous life, his life being one long round of self-indulgence. In his forties he was described as a middle-class roué.

At the age of forty five in 1854 he was sitting in a billiard room after dinner, playing cards and smoking his cigar, when he was seized with violent pains which caused him to think that he was going to die. Thinking that he was going to go to hell, he gave his life to Christ. This was the turning point for him and thereafter the whole direction of his life changed dramatically. For two months after this he spent his time in prayer and study and then began to minister quietly. After this time he was increasingly sought as a preacher.

During the Revival of 1859 he was greatly in demand as a preacher of the Gospel. He was described as the John the Baptist of the great awakening, because of his intense seriousness and terrible earnestness. He was also compared to Whitfield because of his great eloquence as a preacher. He was greatly used of God throughout England, Scotland, and Ulster to the salvation of thousands of people and continued preaching powerfully long after the crest of the Revival had passed. Even in the last year of his life, during the period 1874-75, whilst in Canada, he saw many people come to Christ.

The following is his “Six short rules for Christians”-

1. Never neglect daily private prayer; and when you pray, remember that God is present, and the He hears your prayers. (Heb.11:6).
2. Never neglect daily private Bible reading; and when you read remember that God is speaking to you and that you are to believe and act upon what He says. I believe all backsliding begins with the neglect of these two rules. (John 5:39).
3. Never let a day pass without trying to do something for Jesus. Every night reflect on what Jesus has done for you, and then ask yourself, “What am I doing for Him”? (Matt. 5:13-16).
4. If you are in doubt as to a thing being right or wrong, go to your room and kneel down and ask God’s blessing on it. (Col.3:17). If you cannot do this, it is wrong. (Rom.16:23).
5. Never take your Christianity from Christians, or argue that because such and such people do so and so, therefore, you may. (2 Cor. 10: 12). You are to ask yourself, “How would Christ act in my place”? And strive to follow Him (John 10:27).
6. Never believe what you feel, if it contradicts God’s Word. Ask yourself, “Can what I feel be true if God’s Word is true”? And if both cannot be true, believe God and make your own heart the liar. (Rom. 3:4, 1 John 5:10-11).

A powerful conversion. A life dedicated to the Lord. And some good advice to follow.

I never thought commercials could be redeeming. What a way to start the day! Reminds me of 1 Cor 1:27 “But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world
to put to shame the things which are mighty.”

For those praying, I thought I would let you know that my dear friend Chris Klicka has passed on to glory. His beloved wife, Tracy, wrote the following as she prepared herself for this moment…

“No longer cloaked in frail humanity,
His spirit soars to gain Celestial joys,
Unimpeded by death’s dark night
And free from the weight of sin’s alloys.

My beloved sings! The object of his song
Is the One who bled and died for him,
No sweeter name did e’er he speak
Or treasure in his inner man.”

Please remember the Klicka family in prayer. They will miss him as father and husband. I will miss him as a friend. The homeschool community will miss him as a champion. But we should all rejoice that Chris now stands before the Throne of Grace.

Stacy and I missed going to this event this year. It is always an encouragement! It is exciting to see homeschooling continue to flourish!

I’m taking Stacy to meet Mike Huckabee! And guess what – you can come too!

And you will also be supporting a great ministry. The Illinois Family Institute!

Come and join us for a wonderful and memorable evening.

Desert Skies – friends of ours from New Mexico, will be in concert at the Morton Pumpkin Festival Saturday – 3:00 pm. And they will be sharing at Providence Church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 pm. Come and enjoy this talented family!