by Bill Elliff | Mar 20, 2020 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
Hard times happen … places where our back is against the wall and there seems to be no solution, nowhere to go. When our way has been thwarted or the path seemingly closed. When everything seems impossible and confusing. So, what do we do? The Problem of the Jordan In...
by Donna Avant | Mar 18, 2020 | Presidents Column
Today, I (Donna Avant) feel as if I have been taken captive inside my own home by an unseen enemy, the coronavirus. My cellmate is my husband, John Avant, president of Life Action. We are hoping to encourage you through this daily column. Will we survive a few weeks...
by John Avant | Mar 17, 2020 | Presidents Column
During extraordinary times, God often calls us to extraordinary measures. As president of Life Action, I want all of you who know and love our ministry, everyone who has been praying for national revival, and many who have never heard of us but who are crying out to...
by John Avant | Mar 16, 2020 | Presidents Column
Those of us who call ourselves Christ-followers believe some pretty radical things: A Jewish man who lived 2,000 years ago was and is God who came to save us from our sin; that same Jesus will come again, bring history to a close, and make all things right; and a God...
by Bill Elliff | Mar 13, 2020 | Church Leadership, Personal Growth
Gratitude is one of the most foundational components of authentic Christianity. It is the humility that recognizes that what God has done for us is undeserved. It gladly acknowledges, with an open heart and mouth, that everything we’ve received is from God. I have...
by John Avant | Mar 12, 2020 | Presidents Column
Coronavirus. It’s amazing how much fear and panic have been caused by that one word. I write this blog weekly to give updates about movements of God in America and beyond. Occasionally, I’ll also comment on events of our day that could pave the way for or hinder...
by John Avant | Mar 9, 2020 | Presidents Column
Today, we begin something new at Life Action. Every Monday, I plan to share a word from my heart about what I see God doing in our nation and beyond. I will update you on movements of God happening around the country. Sometimes I will have a guest share. I hope you...
by Byron Paulus | Mar 1, 2020 | Revive Magazine, Yes Changes Everything
I still remember a piece of parenting advice my wife and I received early in our family life: “If your children learn to obey between birth and five years of age, the rest of child-rearing pretty much takes care of itself.” Profoundly simple counsel, but as the...
by Life Action | Mar 1, 2020 | Revive Magazine, Yes Changes Everything
Revive editors Del Fehsenfeld and Dan Jarvis discuss the abundant life that results when people say yes to God. Dan The day I said yes to God, my whole life and future changed. It was when, as a preteen, I asked Jesus to lead me. (Prior to that, I knew a lot about the...
by Steve Canfield | Mar 1, 2020 | Obedience, Revive Magazine, Six Responses to God, Yes Changes Everything
If you’ve ever watched the NBA basketball playoffs, you’ve likely been impressed by some superstar player, like Michael Jordan or LeBron James. At times you may have heard an announcer say, “Wow, he’s really in the zone!” When a player is in the zone, and that...
