It would be easy for me to start this off with the obligatory words about the new year coming with the usual thoughts about resolutions and a better way of living, but my heart has been stirred lately to call more for a resurrection than a rejuvenation.

It is very possible that the words you are about to read are really just for me, but it is my belief that God doesn’t often work that way. Every week before I sit down to type these words, I pray. I ask Him to put the words in my fingers and for...