It is a good thing that I am retired and don't have to worry about going somewhere. I can sit here in my chair and watch the snow come down. I love the snow and I am very glad I don't have to go out into it.

What I do enjoy is sitting here and thinking about "Where to next". I am almost 72 years old and not in very good health, but I do have my mind and the ability to think. My thoughts now turn to Jesus and what He is doing for his people. Most don't even realize that He is there, and they don't that He is doing things in their lives. But there is going to come a time very soon where people are going to have to make a decision, and that decision is going to rewrite their entire agenda. What is on your agenda? Does it include going to a tropical island to get away from it all? Does it include traveling to see the country? Whatever it is, you will need to open your eyes and your minds to realize that God is in control and that agenda will change. Notice I said it will change and not it could change.

Jesus is coming back very soon, and we all need to be prepared. Do you know Jesus as your Lord and Savior? If you do then get ready, if you don't, then you need to get to know Him. In John 14:6, Jesus said, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the father except through me". There is no other way either you know Him, or you don't. After the trumpet sounds, there are no second chances, what's done is done. I would find it more beneficial to know Him and head to heaven than to not know Him and head the opposite way to a life of pain and suffering for eternity. The choice is all yours, please choose Jesus.

It has been quite a long time since I last posted. 2020 was not a good year for me at all. I underwent open heart surgery in April 2020. The did a triple bypass and aortic heart valve replacement. Then in August one of my bypasses collapsed and I had to have a stent put in. Health has been so up and down that it has been very hard getting focused. There is still one more surgery to go to cut open my right carotid artery and repair it but that can't happen until after August as I am still on blood thinners. Doing good and getting stronger and seem to have my focus back.

My plans for the future is to regain what I had before and continue our ministry to the Philippines. We are working right now to try to raise funds to help out a small church in Zamboanga Del Norte Philippines. They have a program to feed as many kids as they can reach, but they are really underfunded. My goal is to raise money and each month send it to them to supply some of their needs. If you could help that would be great. Just hit the donate button and use your credit card or debit card to contribute. Any help you can give us will help.

Please keep checking in to see what is happening and how things are going in our endeavor.

God bless you all.
Steve  

​I have had this recurring dream with the Scriptures flowing through my head. I wrote the scriptures down and have finally decided they needed to be brought out. I am totally convinced that these dreams are from God and need to be out, so, here you are. Like it or not, it is the truth.
 
For all of those who haven’t been paying attention, we are in the last days and like it or not God is coming back very soon. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to see that the world is turned upside down and as the Bible says in Isaiah 5:20 “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” We see it regularly on the TV News how this group hates this when this is good or how that group hates this group because they are doing something to help others.
 
Many people have been asking the question, “when will it end?” I can tell you the answer without even thinking. It will all end very soon at the return of Jesus, but the real question is, are you ready for Christ’s return? Many would not be able to answer that question honestly because they really don’t believe the end is really that close, I can tell you in all honesty that the trumpet will sound sooner than you think. How do you avoid the carnage that is about to take place, “REPENT”
 
Do you know Jesus as your personal Savior? Have you ever asked Jesus into your life? If you can’t answer those questions with yes, then you desperately need to repent. Once the trumpet sounds, it will be too late and then there will be nothing you can do. Don’t be surprised at what is about to take place, the churches have been telling you for years now, but you probably haven’t been listening. Why does it sound like this is a desperate situation? Because it is a desperate situation. You either know Jesus and step directly into Heaven, or you don’t know Him and end up lost forever. When I say lost forever, I mean for eternity, dot, dot, dot.
 
 

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​I have listened to and have seen many posts from people who profess to be Christians. They are in a panic, what is going to happen next? I would like to be able to tell them, but to be completely honest, I have no idea. This I do know, whatever it is that is going to happen, God is in control. Whether you know Christ or not makes no difference, God Is Still In Control! What is going to happen is going to happen no matter what people say or how much they stew and fret over it.
 
Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” I think the key word here is FAITH. For all of us it is going to require Faith on the part of each and every person. We can’t sit back and say things like, what is going on and when is it going to end? We have no control on what is happening and definitely no control over when it is going to end. I would like to say that I have not thought about it but then I would not be telling the truth. My mind works just like everybody else. I would like to have control about everything that affects my life, but I don’t.  I would like to say I have control over my heart problems, and I can handle it myself, but guess what, I don’t, and I can’t. I have to depend upon God to get these things taken care of. I have to have Faith!
 
I would love to have the faith it takes to move mountains, to have the faith of a mustard seed but I don’t. I am working on those things every day and I continually seek God and His wisdom to do the right things. Like everyone else, I am stuck at home because of the coronavirus and I have no idea when it will be over, but God has given me a peace about it and I do have the faith to know that one day soon it will be over and people will see that God still sits on the throne.
 
Maybe God has gotten your attention? In 2001 He got our attention when the World Trade Center was hit by terrorists. People everywhere were praying and seeking God and His direction, what happened? Everything got better then people turned away from God once again. Now we are faced with another situation and I hear and see people turning toward God once again. This time I see something different. This time it can directly affect your life regardless of who you are or what you do. It is direct and no respecter of humankind. I tell you this. “Have Faith in God and you will have peace and you will know that God is there and in control.
 
Love you all, and I will be praying.
Steve

     I have been giving a lot of thought to what is going on in people's lives. My number one thought is "do they know Jesus as their personal Savior?" The Jesus says in John 14:6, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me". What does that mean and what does it look like? I will try to explain each question to the very best of my ability.

     What does John 14:6 mean? After studying this scripture as well as preaching this very subject, I have come to only one conclusion, "Unless you have and know Jesus as your personal Savior, you have nothing. It doesn't make any difference if you know of God or even go to church, unless you have a one on one personal relationship with Jesus and have asked Him into your life to be your Lord and Savior then everything is for naught. The Bible says that we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8) As sinners, we are to ask for forgiveness and ask Jesus into our lives. If you think about it God has made it so simple for us, so why do we have such a problem with that? I hear people all of the time say, I know God, yet, you may see a post or hear them say something that in no way is God. You hear them take the Lord's name in vain and their actions are even opposite of the Christian life. If you were God, what would you do or what would you think, yet Jesus is quick to forgive to give them every opportunity to serve Him.

     I remember the time before I surrendered to the Lord like it was yesterday. I did everything in the world not to accept what I was feeling. No one was going to call me goody two shoes without a fight. But, one day when I reached my lowest point in life. God, with no questions asked accepted me and I accepted Him into my life. You know the most awesome thing about accepting Jesus as my Lord and Savior? He met me right where I was at and accepted me just as I was. He will do the exact same thing for you. You don't have to clean up before you come to Jesus, you just need to accept Him. Jesus is the only Way to Heaven! Jesus is the only Truth about what you will receive! Jesus is the only life because without Him you are dead. NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME!

     Question two-"What does it look like?" It looks like freedom from the way you used to be. God changes you from the inside out and you continue to live your life except in a new way. Remember that I had said I didn't want to be called goody two shoes? Well, nothing changed, I was still the same person only I looked at things with different eyes. It took a long time for me to get to where I am today and yet with every failure, God forgave me and I learned another lesson. For you to know the truth, I am still a long ways away but every day I have to ask for forgiveness and then try to get it right the next time. One thing you need to understand is, you will never be perfect, you will mess up, you will feel bad, but always remember, God said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you" (Hebrews 13:5). He will always be there to pick you up and put your feet on solid ground. He will always forgive you only because He loves you. John 3:16 tells you all you need to know about God. "For God so loved the world (you and me), He gave His one and only Son, that whosoever believes in me should not perish but have life everlasting"

     Can you see how important a relationship with Jesus is? You can be the best person in the entire world, but, without that personal relationship with Jesus, you are just as lost as if you were the biggest murderer in the world. Take that opportunity right now to ask Jesus into your lives. Ask Him for forgiveness and accept Him as your Lord and Savior, then begin to live a new life with the assurance that when you leave this old earth you will go directly to Heaven and have eternal life. Your name will be written down in the book of life and there is great peace in just knowing that .

God bless you
Steve

It has been some time since I have posted in my blog. I have been busy with my second book, "Miracles of God". It is now published and available through amazon.com and outskirtspress.com. You can also purchase it through this web sited. The choice is yours.

I will be writing some of the most important issues that are facing Christians today. So be in anticipation of the things to come.

​God bless you all.

​     I would like to share with you a dream that I had just the other night and the results of that dream. When I was called by God to the ministry, He gave me specific instructions as to what He wanted me to do. When I heard him call me, He said, Lay hands on the sick and prophesy. My wife reminded me not long ago about how many miracles we have personally witnessed when God had us lay hands on the sick. I have always loved laying hands on people and watching God do the impossible. The hard thing has been for me to lay hands on myself for healing because I have always thought that others were more important than me. God would take care of me and my healing would come in his time and not mine.
     Just a couple of nights ago, I had this dream that people were coming to Lorraine and I and we would nothing more than shake their hands and instantly God would heal them. Without saying a prayer, we would only say TOUCH and the power of God would touch them and they were healed. I suppose near the end of the dream, God said to me, “I am coming back, and I want to use you to lay your hands-on people”. I immediately woke up and then began to pray. One of the things I was asking God is, how can I lay hands on people for healing and I am in so much pain that I can hardly walk.
     For two days I kept asking God to touch me and make me whole to be a witness to those He wanted me to touch. Yesterday afternoon I noticed that all of the pain in my knees and in my hip was gone. I could walk without my cane or my walker, and this morning was the very same thing. I even went somewhere with my wife and had absolutely no problem getting in or out of the car and could walk like nothing had ever happened. I told my wife, I believe that I am healed, and that God had touched me. Now with this great miracle in my life, I am ready to complete the tasks that He has put before me.
     What you need to understand is this, it is not me that does the healing, it is God and God alone. What I do if called upon is to do what God told me to do from the beginning, Lay hands on the Sick and they will recover. I know that you don’t need someone like me to touch you for God to heal you, but you do need God. If you are around and God leads you to go to someone and have them lay hands on you, then do it. God is anointing people everywhere to do exactly what He called me to do. Trust in God and He will touch you. As for me, I will praise God for my healing and trust him for your healing as well.

            I am always asking God to give me encouraging words for people or asking him to show me their needs. This morning was no different. I kept quiet and just meditated on what the Lord would be saying to me. Suddenly, I got a word. “What is it people searching for” is what popped into my head.  Perplexing question if you stop and think about it. I have no idea what it is that people want, but I can come up with some thoughts of what I think it is. I will ask you some questions on ideas and you focus on each one and the answer will come to you.
            Are you searching for direction from God? Is God speaking to you and telling you to go this way while you think to yourself, I can’t go that way because I have no idea how to do it or that is something that just doesn’t fit my life? If that is what you are thinking, then you have been given your direction by God but have chosen to ignore it. You might ask, what do I have to do? My answer to you is to go back to the last thing God told you to do and start from there. I can think of a ton of other questions and to answer them without you asking is be still before God and he will reveal them to you. God has not forgotten what he has told you to do and he is just waiting on you. You will not be able to go forward until you do what it is he had asked you to do in the first place.
            Are you searching for healing? I can speak from personal experience about this question. I have been asking God for over 25 years for complete healing and though I have not been healed, that doesn’t mean that he is not going to heal me. He has touched so many areas of my life already. He healed me from a heart attack in 2003, from cancer in 2007, from a stroke in 2015. Need I go on? What is the secret to receiving complete and total healing? My answer is what I know, Press In! You can’t give in, you must continue to pray and ask God and not give up. Press in without any reservations and know that God will hear you and answer you. You must pray without ceasing or if you would, Pray Until Something Happens. PUSH. Where would I have been had I given up and not continued to ask for what it was I was expecting God to do in my life.
            Are you searching for financial stability? This is a hard direction for me to answer. I have been to the point in my life where we not only had nothing, but our nothing had nothing. Why is that? The answer is simple, you can’t live a luxurious lifestyle on a meager budget. Meaning, you can’t live like there is no tomorrow without paying the consequences for what you do. You can’t go out and eat every night of the week and not take care of the pressing money issues in your home. Hard lesson to learn but a very valuable one if you take to heart what God is telling you to do. Sometimes we are forced to bankruptcy because our debt far exceeds our income. I have found that equation fall on us personally. If you want financial security and stability, then you have no other alternative than to be frugal with what you got and be a good steward with what God has given you.
            To answer the question, what are you searching for, it can be answered in just a few words from Matthew 6:33, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Seek God, Stay in his Word and more important Pray!