Author: Ken Wincel
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Rooted in the Gospels: Monday in Matthew (Week 9)
In Matthew 9, faith moves through the crowd — breaking through doubt, fear, and religious formality to reach Jesus. From the paralytic’s forgiveness to the woman’s healing touch, from fasting questions to a father’s desperate plea for his daughter, every story reveals a Savior who restores what sin and death have broken. Faith That Rises…
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Rooted in the Gospels: Monday in Matthew (Week 8)
Healing the Broken, Calming the Storm From the War Room Read Matthew 8 on Bible.com This week, I’m not writing from a quiet garden or soft candlelit study. I’m at my kitchen table, half-drained coffee nearby, morning sun breaking through the blinds—grateful. But my spirit is stirred. Chapter 8 feels different. The Sermon on the…
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Jonah Chapter 4: When Grace Offends
When Mercy Feels Unfair “But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry.”— Jonah 4:1 (NIV) Read Jonah 4:1-11 on Bible.com From the War Room I sat in church today reflecting on how this strange little book ends — not with triumph, not with clarity, not with a bow tied around a neat…
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The Wedding Feast
A Love Story Written in Covenant This post was inspired by my sister, Cynthia Bauer, whose deep research and Spirit-led insight continue to shape and bless our shared work. Cynthia is a fellow author here and co-author of several books we’ve published — and this message is one that keeps re-surfacing so I felt it…
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Jonah Chapter 3: God’s Boundless Grace
A God of Second Chances “Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time…” — Jonah 3:1 Read Jonah 3:1-10 on Bible.com There’s a quiet grace in that opening verse. God could’ve been done with Jonah.He had every right to be. Jonah had run hard in the opposite direction.He boarded a ship…
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Rooted in the Gospels: Monday in Matthew (Week 7)
From the War Room: Read Matthew 7:1-28 on Bible.com The Final Evening on the Mount The crowd, once buzzing with the energy of questions and wonder, had quieted to a stillness rarely found among so many. The sun had begun its descent, casting long golden shadows across the Galilean hillsides. Campfires flickered to life, and…
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Rooted In Truth: Exodus 1
Exodus Chapter 1 Before diving into today’s reflection on Exodus 3, I want to share that this study was guided by the journaling prompts in our book, Rooted in Truth: A Reflection Journal for Christian Books. This journal was created to help readers slow down, reflect deeply, and connect Scripture to everyday life — whether…
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Jonah Chapter 2: When Mercy Comes From the Deep
One of the most misunderstood verses in the Old Testament “Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.” — Jonah 1:17 (NIV) Read Jonah 2:1-10 on Bible.com The text doesn’t say whale. It says huge fish, or in Hebrew,…
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Rooted in the Gospels: Monday in Matthew (Week 6)
Secrets in the Silence, Treasures in Heaven From the War Room Read Matthew 6:1-34 on Bible.com The house is still. The world outside hasn’t started spinning yet. It’s early—just me, my Bible, a lamp, and the quiet hum of breath and thoughts. This is my war room. My battleground is not of flesh and blood,…
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Rooted in the Gospels: Monday in Matthew (Week 5) – Part 2
A Heart Transformed, Not Just Hands Restrained From the War Room Read Matthew 5:21-48 on Bible.com This portion of the Sermon on the Mount shifts from what many have heard to what Jesus declares: “You have heard it said… but I say to you…” Six times, He reorients our understanding of righteousness—not as a surface-level…