Mark Virkler's blog

Folks, it is going to take a few pages to tell this story, but it is so powerful, I believe you will want to hear it from beginning to end, so here goes! Larry and Barbara Hutchins have given me permission to share the email dialogue I have had with Barbara. Thank you! It will inspire you.

Peter Wagner has released this AMAZING update from his recent trip to China. He has given me permission to pass it on to you.

Question from a Searching Pastor: Several in my congregation have asked, “Where in the Scriptures are we told to ‘picture’ or visualize Jesus, since both 2 Corinthians 5:6, 7 and 1 Peter 1: 7, 8 say that we don’t see Jesus?" Obviously Hebrews talks about "'fixing our eyes on Jesus" but what does that mean?  Any advice you can give will be much appreciated.

The following 10 Temperament Commandments were developed by Uta Milewski, a dear friend, and Chief Executive Assistant to the lead pastor, Ron Burgio, in our church in Buffalo. She offers a wonderful counseling service based on understanding your temperament which we highly recommend. As a result of this course, a divorced couple is getting back together again. Praise God!

CLU Grad, Cheryl McKay (Screenwriter, The Ultimate Gift, Co-author, Never the Bride) releases a new book, Finally the Bride: Finding Hope While Waiting. This book has won April's Book of the Month contest with the Book Club Network.

Now you can speak a verse reference to your phone, such as "John 3:16" and it will read the verse back to you out loud. Don't you just love the way technology is able to help spread the Bible around the world and make it so usable to anyone, anywhere? What a day to be alive! Read all about it here.

When we laugh, we bring healing to our lives.

Today it is so easy to look around and see all the evil and corruption, get totally disgusted and depressed, say, “There is no hope” and then simply sink into despair.

Well, if you are there, then praise God, because you now have an awesome opportunity to repent and get on with your life, and get on with the abiding realities of faith, hope and love.

Because the Bible is absolutely clear about what your response is to be when our nation is in this current dark hour:

Folks, I cannot thank you enough for all the birthday greetings I received from all around the globe, and what a blessing to hear so many people say their lives have been radically changed by learning to hear God's voice, just as mine was.

Immanuel Heita, a Namibian prisoner in Africa, recently submitted a paper for the Christian Leadership University course he has taken, "Counseled by God."  An excerpt from his testimony is below: