Donna Avant

It is Monday morning, again.  Not much has changed since the previous Monday.   Our nation is still at war, anxiety consumes my heart for my nation and family, and I’m facing a painful knee replacement.  Contrary to the huge sign hanging in my kitchen, “It is Well with My Soul, “ my soul is not well.  It is downcast.   There are several places in God’s word where it uses the word “downcast”, the turning down of one’s face.   The first one is found in Genesis 4:5-6.  Cain has just presented...

My wife and I rejoiced to see the incredible success of the joint Israeli-American military attack on one of the most evil regimes of history.   No one knows what will be happening between the time I write this and the time you read it, but it is clear that in our lifetimes, this is a significant opportunity for an evil regime to fall.   We have close connections and relationships with Iranians and I have been speaking for many years about the incredible revival taking place in Iran. It is...

Comfort is killing us.  Recently, I have been in places where it is hard to be a follower of Jesus. Sometimes it's just hard to live at all…places like the garbage dump city in Ethiopia. Yet, I have been struck by the faith of the people who live in very difficult places.  Their faith isn’t about their life becoming better or easier but it is about the mission and glory of God! This is not the case in the Western church, particularly in the Bible belt. I am concerned that our faith is being...