“Do whatever He tells you.”

Mary’s instructions were clear. Do what the Lord Jesus says to do. And what did He say that night at the wedding of Cana in John 2, when the wine ran dry? “Fill the jars with water.” Six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each held from 20 to 30 gallons. A simple request …

In Revival We Still Have to Take out the Trash

“In Revival, I just want to take out the trash.” –          Chauncey Hutter Jr.  (while taking out the trash) “It will be heavy – full of chains and yokes and burdens.” –           Joan Hutter (while thanking him)   My husband took out the trash during the women’s conference. He showed up every few hours to collect giant plastic bags burgeoning …

What does revival look like?

A woman decides not to divorce her husband. A cancer patient removes her cap, revealing her smooth scalp. A diabetic can feel her feet again. Her blood sugar—400 just months ago—reads 118 in the prayer room. Pain leaves a back. Fear and anger flee a heart. Addictions vanish. Love breaks through … for the first time. In the name of …

Not I, but Christ…

She was hard to love, a hard nut to crack, all wound up – strangled – with cords of anxiety, yet with emotions unbridled, lashing here, spouting there—an octopus of reactions. She took the bottom bunk, which she said would calm her, as she feared everything—the dark, the creaking floors, the light left on, the sound of water dripping in …

“Why this waste?” (Matthew 26:8)

Dearest Ones, What if someone looked at your life and said, “Why this waste?” That seems negative, as if you’re wasting your life on frivolous things. But look at Mary in this scripture.  She “wasted” an expensive bottle of perfume. In a moment, she poured it all out on Jesus. The whole house filled with the fragrance of the perfume. …