In Grounded Fire, Duke Lancaster calls preachers back to a simple but urgent conviction: the text sets the agenda.

Years ago, I heard John Wimber say, “I’m just change in God’s pocket. He can spend me however He wants to.” I’ve carried that phrase with me for a long time. I find comfort in it. Not because I always agree with how He chooses to spend me. Honestly, there have been many moments when I would have preferred a different assignment, a different timing, or a different destination altogether. But there is something deeply grounding in remembering that my life ultimately belongs to

Duke and Marie share stories from a busy fall and winter season from Lancaster, Ohio.