“Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!” Psalm 139:23 EVS The beginning of March marks the beginning of the Lenten season. Growing up in a Catholic household, we were always aware of Lent as a time of fasting and repentance. It was a time of humbling our souls […]

One of the ministries that Firstlight is partnered with is Rapha Ministries based in Phuket, Thailand. The ministry exists for the purpose of bringing the message of healing and deliverance of our Lord Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit to hurting people in Southeast Asia and beyond. Led by Natthika Messiahwong and […]

Have you ever wondered what it would like to think like God? Seriously! Or what it would be like to have the ability to discern and to capture His thoughts and apply them to our lives. As strange as it may sound the whole idea of learning to think like God is wrapped up in […]

During the deep snows of winter, Dan put up a bird feeder and a deer feed in the gully behind our house. We had been seeing large groups of deer chewing the scrub from the side of trees and he felt it might be good to give them something until the snow and ice were […]

“Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.” Colossians 3:14 NASB When I was a a child I came across a book written by a young Pentecostal pastor from Pennsylvania who felt ‘called’ by God to go to New York City and reach out to the street gangs there. […]

Throughout the Scriptures as believers in Christ we are encouraged to follow hard after God. A prime example of that would be King David, known as the Psalmist of Israel and a man after God’s own heart. (See Sam. 23:1-2; I Sam.13:14; Acts 13:22) The book of Psalms [most of which were written by David] […]