Can you imagine what it would be like if God appointed you to be one of His prophets? How cool would that be if God said, “Raina, I want you to go to Afghanistan to the terrorist training camps and I want you to tell the terrorists to stop what they are doing or else…”. […]
READ MOREWhat an awesome weekend @ Southbrook Church! God assured me that I was right about hurting couples. People came in droves each service and out @ Monroe to gain hope for their troubled relationships. If you were among them–keep on coming! All four of these messages in the “Heartbreak Warfare” series go together and build […]
READ MOREI have the beginning of great relief in my soul. There’s hope now for hurting couples! And peace for from the ache of seeing men and women fight with one another, couples opt out of their marriages, and affairs wreak havoc on entire generations–all this has weighed extra heavy on me of late. God burdened […]
READ MOREHow many of you remember this tasteless but hilarious skit from SNL (That’s Saturday Night Live, for the 3 people who didn’t know)? Harry was a young yuppie type who sustained a massive head would somehow–no one ever reveals how on the show–and yet, carries on like nothing is amiss. But it’s difficult (read: impossible) […]
READ MOREGo together like a horse and carriage… Alright, now that I have that out of the way…I can say that it seems that is no longer the case. Lust and marriage? Maybe Money and marriage? Quite often Convenience and marriage? Ok, I can see that. Anything and marriage? Now that hits the nail right on […]
READ MOREI love the books of Psalms and Proverbs! On days when I need encouragement and direction, these are the two books I most often come to. Psalms is written like entries in a journal and when I read them I feel the range of emotion that’s openly and honestly expressed – feelings of intense fear, […]
READ MOREJoin us this weekend @ Southbrook Church for the kickoff of a no-holds barred series about marriage entitled…
READ MOREGot the weekend off (sort of) and a great opportunity to see how it really is ‘not all about the pastor.’ That would be a difficult pill to swallow for some ministers these days, but I love it when I see how great the team does in my absence. It’s healthy to be reminded that […]
READ MOREI’m in the gospel of John right now for my daily quiet time and today in chapter 18 I read (for the umteenth time) the following: “1When Jesus had spoken these words,(A) he went out with his disciples across(B) the Kidron Valley, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. 2Now Judas, […]
READ MOREI love football season. It’s just so much fun watching a great college game at home with my wife, kids, and a bunch of hot buffalo wings! Can you picture your favorite team having the lead in a game and the star player walking off the field just before a big play? The coach would […]
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