Tom Hardiman
 Tom Hardiman and his wife, Mary Anne, direct the MorningStar Fellowship of Ministries and pastor MorningStar’s Fort Mill church. Tom oversees a network of more than four hundred pastors, churches, and ministries throughout the world. Tom and Mary Anne were senior pastors of two congregations in New Jersey before being supernaturally called to MorningStar in 2003. As a former Olympian and coach, Tom brings a wealth of team ministry to his messages. An inspirational speaker and a natural leader, Tom travels extensively preaching and conducting regional prophetic roundtables. These prophetic roundtables draw together individuals in understanding the times and seasons in which we live. Tom’s heart is to strengthen and equip ministers and congregations to have the most impact on the world for Christ. His burden is for the restoration of spiritual warriors so that they are healed, equipped, and building again. He and his wife have three children and two grandchildren.

Now that I have your attention...

This entire last year has been this statement:  "Now that I have your attention...this place is reminiscent of Matthew 13 where the multitude heard the parable of the sower. There were the disciples, and the multitudes did not understand. But the disciples who came to him and to them, He explained the parable of the sower.

The Great Mystery

Scriptures are New King James translation unless otherwise indicated.

Recently, I was awakened at 5:32 AM and instructed to look at Ephesians 5:32. I knew this verse spoke about the responsibilities in the husband and wife relationship but there was more. To my surprise the verse said this:

“This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church” (Ephesians 5:32).

Dry Dock

Recently, my wife and I spent a weekend in New England and we went to see the Boston Harbor, which houses the USS Constitution. This ship was built in the 1780s and is still actively commissioned as part of the United States Navy. The USS Constitution was built from what was called “North Carolina” or “Carolina Oak”—live oak that had a density so substantial that cannon balls would bounce off of it. That’s how it got the nickname “Old Ironsides.” The vessel is now in dry dock.

The Fife and Drum Corps

In the fall of 1975, I moved to Anchorage, Alaska. I quickly became familiar with a unique aspect of Anchorage – earth tremors. These tremors happened regularly, yet for a group of longtime Alaska residents, these tremors were anything but routine.

Nine years earlier, Anchorage had experienced a 9.2 earthquake, the second largest quake on record. The devastation was severe and a subsequent tsunami destroyed the town of Valdez. For Alaskans who had experienced this 1964 quake, new tremors awakened horrible memories.

Winston Churchill

By Tom Hardiman

When we explore the various tribes of Israel, it becomes evident that individual tribes have their own particular giftings and emphases that help identify them.  For instance, the tribe of Judah was known for its worship.  Issachar was gifted ...

All Aboard

By Tom Hardiman

Recently, I was in a church meeting and during the worship, a pastor shared the lyrics from a Curtis Mayfield song:

People get ready, there's a train a comin'
You don't need no baggage, you just get on board
All you need is faith, to hear the diesels hummin'
Don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord