Author: Ken Wincel
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Psalm 23: The Psalm That Keeps Finding You
David didn’t write Psalm 23 as a young man imagining what suffering might be like. He wrote it as a king who had already walked through the valley, slept in caves, lost a child, and survived betrayal. Every line of this psalm carries the weight of lived experience. This post breaks it open verse by…
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The Lord’s Prayer
In fewer than 70 words, Jesus gave His disciples a prayer that covers the nature of God, the coming of His kingdom, the surrender of human will, daily provision, radical forgiveness, and spiritual protection. Most of us have said it hundreds of times. But have we ever truly unpacked it? This post breaks the Lord’s…
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Redefining Messiah – Part 3: A New Covenant, A New Command
The Covenant He Came to Keep From The War Room This series has been one of the most personally significant things I’ve written in years. And I’ll be honest with you: I almost left it unfinished. Not because I lost interest. But because Part 3 carries weight. The kind of weight you feel when you…
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Redefining Messiah – Part 2: The Standard He Set
Jesus didn’t abolish the Law—He revealed its true heart. In Part 2 of this series, we explore how love became the defining standard of Messiah’s kingdom.
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Redefining Messiah – Part 1: A Different Kind of King
How could Jesus be the Messiah if He didn’t meet anyone’s expectations? Part 1 of this new series explores how Jesus redefined the role before He ever claimed the title — and why it matters for us today.
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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…