Kevin Senapatitratne

After a meeting at the small group I attend at my home church, we were talking about an experience in churches that used to happen. Sometimes it would happen in a church parking lot. It may have come after a message on the danger of a certain kind of music. A bonfire would be created

I love a good word picture. I especially like one that can change our lives. To set this picture up, let’s imagine for a moment what it would have been like to listen to the apostle Paul as preacher. He says he was not a great orator, but his comments sure had the ability to

Sometimes in our fast-paced world, it’s easy to miss things that are not happening at the same pace as we are going. A while back, I skimmed a book called the Jesuit Guide To Almost Everything,  in which the author talked about the danger of missing the slow work of God in our lives. The irony that

I have spoken elsewhere about the amazing prayer of Hannah that brought Samuel into the world. But even with a godly heritage we still need to journey for ourselves into our relationship with God. J.I. Packer in his great book, Knowing God, warns about the danger of only learning things second hand about God. Even though I have

I was reading my dad’s blog this morning, and he shared a wonderful story of my great-grandfather and some important lessons for us on walking with God. I asked my dad if I could share his post with you and he graciously said I could. I hope this blesses you like it blessed me. Take it away,

Last night, I was at the prayer service at my home church. Part of this service is a short devotional thought from one of the pastors. Worship director Mark Alan Schoolmeesters was sharing from the Lord’s Prayer on the phrase, “Lead us not into temptation” (Matt. 6:13a). I have written elsewhere on this important prayer, but Mark had

Certain moments stay with you for a long time. When I was in Bible college, I had the opportunity to study under two different presidents. Dr. Gordon Anderson came on as president of North Central University during my second year. It was fun to watch a change in leadership. Chapel attendance was one of the

Are you aware of the presence of God around you? Maybe you are thinking about that amazing time at church or that prayer time at church camp. It was just so amazing. We use language like, “God was near” or “God seemed so real.” Those words help us capture our awareness of the presence of