Jon Jones (J2) is the Worship Director at Christian Life Center, Tinley Park Campus. I am privileged to call him son, as he is married to my youngest daughter, Rachel – they have a new baby daughter, Jael. Jon is a gifted psalmist and together with his worship ministry team, Atmosphere of Heaven, usher in the presence of God every third Friday of the month in a free worship service at the ROCC in South Holland. If you go to their website -www.rocconline.org you will see a short video of what occurred last month. Every third week of the month HeartLife advertises this event. This blog is a reprint taken from his website, Speak J2, you can follow the link to the right for more information on how to contact Atmosphere of Heaven.
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This is a reprint from Evangelan (Van) Shephard, a very special member of G.I.F.T.S. (Girls Interceding For the Season), which is the name of the Monday morning prayer group I attend. This is just a sample of the great revelation and maturity that is occuring among the young women who are faithful to this prayer time. If you want more information, you may e-mail info@heartlifeministries.org. read more...

Today’s guest author is none other than my daughter Deborah Anthony, wife of John Anthony and mother to Jada, John, and Kirsten. She is one of the founders of Chosen Daughters of Destiny! Her testimony is an expression of what she has experienced – by the grace of Calvary!
If you open the link to their new website – you will be blessed! read more...

Yesterday during the baptismal service the worship leader led us in a song that simply said: read more...

Today I took a trip through “the Cleansing Stream.” The Cleansing Stream Ministry is a ministry of healing and refreshing which focuses on activities which emphasize the washing of the water of the word of God and worship. There are many avenues of deliverance, but one that I know works every time comes straight from the throne and is found in John 15:3 (KJV) read more...

I received this e-mail from a very good friend of mine, Douretta Smith, and it blessed me so I am passing it on… read more...

One of the things that has become very important to me in this season of my life is relationships. I cherish the ones I have – even though time constraints don’t always allow me the opportunity to let the people I care the most about know that I in fact do care! (This is something I am going to change!) All too soon the days go by – do you realize we are now in the fourth month of 2009! All too soon, we will be looking at another Christmas! read more...

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Waiting on God!
This is a reprint of something I did awhile back – I am submitting it today in honor of my son Stephen, who waited many years in anticipation of meeting his lifelong companion – and after nearly three years of marriage, he and his beautiful wife Tiffany just had their first child – my fourteenth grandchild – Chloe Noelle! Stephen learned the value of waiting – and I’m sure he would agree with me – it has been worth the wait! read more...