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The Film: Letter to the American Church

I wrote an introduction to our friend and colleague Keith Guinta's review of Eric Metaxas' book Letter to the American Church. Shortly after the movie based on the book was released Dutch Sheets mentioned it on his Give Him 15 program, so I embedded that at the end of Keith's article: ...

03.18.24 07:13 PM - Comment(s)
Praying Righteously for Politicians
On Tuesday Intercessors for America posted this article by Joyce:

Praying Righteously for Politicians

Lord, help us pray for politicians as You desire: with infinite possibility and hope in their transformation into the image of Christ.

“He was a drug dealer. Then he shot someone. Then he got shot,” on...
03.15.24 05:42 PM - Comment(s)
"Mother, Let Me Live"

While we were attending the 50th Anniversary of Intercessors for America I happened to overhear Zoraida Noratto telling about a song she'd written from the perspective of a pre-born baby. I interviewed her and Audrey Fryckenberg, the musician who brought Noratto's song to life, and IFA shared the in...

03.06.24 08:58 PM - Comment(s)
The Importance of Repentance in the Welsh Revival

Originally Songs of Revival: Hungry After God Himself was titled Songs of the Welsh Revival. Then the Asbury Outpouring began. As I write we're one year after the 298th hour of continuous worship, testimony, preaching, Scripture reading, Salvation, and rededication. We kn...

02.20.24 08:03 PM - Comment(s)
Reposting Dutch Sheets

Shortly after my first article in my series on the importance of repentance in revival (#ImportanceOfRepentanceInRevival) Dutch Sheets posted a powerful teaching about what repentance is and how revival removes the veil which prevents people from repenting. As I...

02.15.24 06:49 PM - Comment(s)
The Power of Persistent Prayer

Today Joyce's latest article ran on www.HeadlinePrayer.org:

The Power of Persistent Prayer

Lord, thank You for encouraging us in the “long-term” prayers. May we be like the persistent widow, knocking on Your door.

“Crack the Dome!”

This came to me as a whisper as I rested in my YMCA room in Jerusalem. I...

02.13.24 05:00 PM - Comment(s)
Contending for the Next Generation

Every time Joyce and I lead prayer for Intercessors for America it's a tremendous blessing, but today felt particularly weighty, since our children are under such attack. As our host Judy McDonough brought out on the program, throughout all five decades of IFA prayers have gone up for the next gener...

01.09.24 08:35 PM - Comment(s)
Seeking God for Revival

Yesterday Intercessors for America ran my article "Seeking God for Revival," the first in a series which will cover the importance of repentance in the 1970 Asbury Revival, the 1904–1905 Welsh Revival, and the 2023 Asbury Outpouring: 


Lord, thank You for leading souls to repentanc...

01.03.24 02:32 AM - Comment(s)
Looking to the Future by Digging into the Past

Yesterday Intercessors for America posted an article by Joyce and an article about my portrayal of Rees Howells, and I posted my teaching on 1 Timothy 6:17-19, in which I portrayed C.S. Lewis. Hopefully these reflections on the past will encourage and inspire you as we prepare to enter 2024...


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12.29.23 05:26 AM - Comment(s)
Eight Articles in Ten Days!

Because the staff at Intercessors for America was focused on preparing for, executing, and recovering from the 50th Anniversary Celebration, our editor-in-chief, Judy McDonough asked for us to remind her of articles we've written in the past that could be reposted without much change. Joyce has writ...

11.14.23 08:57 PM - Comment(s)
Shining Light in Darkness
Joyce and I were both on Headline Prayer Live today covering the latest articles on www.HeadlinePrayer.org, including three we wrote.
10.31.23 04:02 PM - Comment(s)
Pray for Israel
Joyce turned her article in on Thursday, before the horrific war on Israel began. Today's Headline Prayer Live was completely focused on prayer for Israel, but Joyce shared an overview of her article in light of how we must be praying from pure hearts. Here's Joyce's article...
10.10.23 02:11 PM - Comment(s)
"It's Not 'Just a Movie': The Power of Media to Shape Culture"
Plus: "It's Not 'Just a Movie': The Power of Media to Shape Culture" Today Joyce and I had articles that led the list of Intercessors for America’s The Informer. Here’s Joyce’s: Lord, conform us into the image of Jesus. Fill us with Your Holy Spirit, that we might overcome...
09.12.23 11:08 PM - Comment(s)
Mission Accomplished!
This morning IFA posted my third article about the Command the Foreword initiative: Lord, thank You for inspiring and empowering your people to anoint every state border before our deadline.
09.02.23 05:17 PM - Comment(s)
Final Days of Commanding the Foreword
This article ran on www.HeadlinePrayer.org on August 26... Lord, thank You for the many ways your people are commanding the foreword from coast to coast, declaring our founding documents to You Who inspired them! Help us finish the task! Hear our prayers for protection, healing, and revival!
08.31.23 11:10 AM - Comment(s)
Painting Our Borders
After Intercessors for America ran my piece about praying over our borders, “Circumnavigating Manhattan with Prayer," I reached out to Pam in Georgia, who I quoted in the article. She's been tracking the prayer in all fifty states. After the article posted I reached out to her to let ...
08.21.23 03:08 PM - Comment(s)
Painting our States
My article "Circumnavigating Manhattan with Prayer" posted yesterday on www.HeadlinePrayer.org, and it includes highlights from our 32 miles of cycling around Manhattan.
08.20.23 03:21 PM - Comment(s)
Healing from Sex Trafficking Can Happen
Last Tuesday Joyce and I were both on Intercessors for America's program Headline Prayer Live covering our articles and others. Joyce wrote about whistleblowers, and I wrote about the film Don't Say My Name.
08.17.23 04:23 PM - Comment(s)
Moving Testimony...
Rebekah Cook, one of our first screen children, told us about this touching short film she and our friend Leona Worcester were a part of when Tracy Robinson was gearing up for her important documentary The Matter of Life.
07.15.23 11:20 AM - Comment(s)
Facing Undeserved Curses
Intercessors for America posted Joyce's article and my video footage this morning on www.HeadlinePrayer.org: Lord, protect Your servants from curses: An undeserved curse has no effect (Prov. 26:2 TLB). “I’m satan, and I’m going to kill you!” The ill-kept man hurled this curse at Sean Feucht...
07.13.23 02:50 PM - Comment(s)

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