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While in the midst of a prayer meeting for revival one night, the Lord showed me something so disturbing that I hesitated to share it with the others there. We had gathered together in a home with a sincere desire to pray for revival in our area, but I noticed that the prayers only seemed to be directed to each other, their pastors, their churches, and Christianity in general. No one had even mentioned the lost and unsaved - they were only praying for themselves.

Oct 21,2009, 12:27PM |

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The Harvest is Past

By Dale Garris

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." (Jer 29:11) I am always amazed at how we can pluck a snippet of Scripture out of a passage and completely ignore the surrounding context so we can reinforce the consolations that we long for. How many times have we heard this scripture in reference to the blessings ...

Sep 08,2009, 3:40PM |

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Humpty Dumpty

By Dale Garris

“For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.” Jeremiah 2:13

Aug 24,2009, 12:41PM |

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Mercy and Revival

By Dale Garris

"Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy." (Prov. 20:28) If there is any one message that can be deemed the most important of all, it is the message of mercy. The Apostle Paul wrote that charity is even more important than faith and hope, the two pillars that our salvation rest upon. It is not enough to be righteous before God. The Pha...

Aug 20,2009, 1:19PM |

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Drunkeness

By Dale Garris

"Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: Where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? Are they restrained? ... O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance." Isaiah 63:15,17

Aug 17,2009, 8:59PM |

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Send Me

By Dale Garris

We’re heading home tonight. I’m sitting here at my hotel in Nairobi, looking out the window and wondering if I will ever be back again. I go through this almost every time. It’s a bittersweet feeling leaving this place. I am worn out and spent after dozens of services in a score of little churches throughout Kenya, but exhilarated from watching the power of God work in the he...

Aug 05,2009, 12:27PM |

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Drought amongst the Maasai

By Dale Garris

It's been three years since it has rained in Namanga, and it is so dry that the air is full of dust. We are in the south of Kenya with the Masaai, a tribe of strange dress and stranger customs. They are known for the way they mutilate their ear lobes and for their fearlessness in fighting lions. They are also very clannish, and rarely get saved.

Aug 01,2009, 3:04PM |

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She Shall Be Saved in Childbearing

By Dale Garris

Revival is coming to Kenya. It isn't just something that's in the air; it's in their hearts. I listened to a lady from the U.S. as she told me how great the praise and worship services were in Kenya. It's not the praise and worship that gets me excited -- it's the altar calls. In church after church, I have presented a message of revival that begins with an acknowledgement that the...

Aug 01,2009, 1:58PM |

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Mwala

By Dale Garris

It's Day One of my 7th trip to Kenya. Just as each person you meet has a different personality, so does each trip I make here. Unlike other trips to Africa, I have not had a lot of excitement or drive this time. I actually wondered if I was going flat like a Coke that has been left out too long - still tastes like Coke, but have I lost my fizz? Would I be an effective wi...

Aug 01,2009, 1:39PM |

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I Will That Men Pray

By Dale Garris

"I will therefore that men pray every where..." 1 Timothy 2:8 It has been said that preaching moves men, but prayer moves God. If that is the case, then it seems to me that we should do a lot more praying than preaching and a lot more time on our knees listening to God than sitting on our butts reading books. Why is it that prayer seems to be the most neglected of all Christian ...

Jul 25,2009, 4:44PM |

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Introduction to Four Steps to Revival

By Dale Garris

** This is the introduction to the booklet, "Four Steps to Revival", which is due to be released by July 1st. Introduction I am writing out this message of the Four Steps to Revival because I believe that it is the best hope for a solution to the deep spiritual problems that face our world. I believe that we are living in the last days, as do many other Christians who have been watch...

Jun 22,2009, 12:56PM |

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By the Precept of Men

By Dale Garris

"Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understandi...

Jun 09,2009, 11:39AM |

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Ol' Bill Done Woke Up!

By Dale Garris

Well, ol' Bill finally woke up. Ol' Bill comes to our little fellowship in the Pizza place in Maypearl. His son-in-law, Harry, is the pastor there - I say pastor, but it's just a little fellowship where a handful us gather on Sunday morning to praise the Lord and share the Word. I don't know if most folks would consider it church 'cause there's no steeple or fancy pews with a choir an...

May 31,2009, 1:08AM |

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The Grasp of God

By Dale Garris

There's something great and vast about Life that eludes me. Often we try to pierce the veil of this reality with feelings and emotions that are thrust out of our soul like spears into the night in an attempt to touch that ethereal something that barely escapes the fingertips of our soul.

May 21,2009, 2:11AM |

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What the Hell?

By Dale Garris

What is the deal with Hell? Is it really there or not? And if it is there, is it really as bad as we have been led to believe? And (here's the real question) if it is as bad as they say, why are we not more terrified?

May 13,2009, 6:14PM |

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Something is wrong with the Church

By Dale Garris

Something is wrong in the Church today. I don't say that lightly, or as someone who thrives on criticizing everyone else so as to establish my own spiritual superiority, or as someone who is feeding on sour grapes because things aren't the way I would like them. I say it because of how many people I meet on a daily basis who are discouraged by traditional church and have chosen not to attend anymore.

May 04,2009, 1:23PM |

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God Loves Puppies!

By Dale Garris

There is nothing that will soften your heart like a little puppy. If a little puppy can’t get you, you can’t get got. It seems that the Lord is very much the same way. He tells us to become like little children or we will not inherit the kingdom of God -- and woe unto you if you offend one His little ones! Little kids and widows have a special place in God’s heart. How unlike u...

Apr 28,2009, 11:55AM |

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