Take No Rest, Give No Rest
By Mike Ivaska 6 On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchmen; all the day and all the night they shall never be silent. You who put the Lord in remembrance, take no rest, 7 and give him...
View ArticlePeace in the Church
By Mike Ivaska “Cain spoke to Abel his brother. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.” Genesis 4:8 (ESV) Normally this is not the sort of topic I would...
View Article2013 Week of Prayer. Join the 7:14 Movement!
2013 Week of Prayer Promo Video This year the Assemblies of God has begun the “7:14 Prayer Movement” based on 2 Chronicles 7:14. Watch the video and take part in the week of prayer with us!
View ArticleLet’s Be Like Paul, Not Like Nazareth
By Mike Ivaska ‘And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, and coming to his hometown he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did...
View ArticleGiving Up Religion for Lent
By Mike Ivaska “Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods. But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back...
View ArticlePraying in the Trinity
By Mike Ivaska This week is the annual meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies (SPS), the academic society for the world Pentecostal movement. I had hoped to attend as a non-SPS member but...
View ArticleFree from, Free to, Free for…
By Mike Ivaska The freedom that God gives us in Christ is an amazing thing, usually not fully appreciated or comprehended by us. I have been reading some in the apostle Paul’s first letter to the...
View ArticleGoing to school with Pastor Mike: Disability in Society and the Church
By Mike Ivaska As many of you may know, I recently began taking graduate courses at Northwest University toward an MA in Theology and Culture. I am so grateful for the support and prayers of you all...
View ArticleLearning Gratitude
By Pastor Mike Ivaska “…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (ESV) As many of you know, I have just come through a four week...
View ArticleOne of the Most Important Things I Learned in My Disability Class
By Mike Ivaska 29 And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him. 30 And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried...
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