Laying a foundation is not the easy part of a building project, but it is the guarantee of your future work. To illustrate the importance of this unseen, under-appreciated work that makes our lives possible, I recall a unique place on the earth that would...
Many of us have been taught that sickness is essentially the errand boy of God, delivering a particular message for your life that will bring you to a new opportunity or a higher walk with God. I want us to look at this, because this...
Some time ago we held a Tent Festival in Karaganda (Kazakhstan), and I preached about healing based on Matthew 18:19: “Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my...
Religion is a “got to” way of life. Redemption is a “get to” way of life! Religion is a door you must pass through in order to get into God’s presence. Redemption is a door held open by Jesus that no man can shut! Religion is man’s...
In the year 2000 we took on the challenge of reaching the people of Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine, with the love of God in mass public prayers. It was an undertaking like no other! The government’s new laws created enormous obstacles. Two days before...
My husband, Kevin, shares his personal story on how he overcame adversity: “When I was a young lad, an old Ford factory shift worker came to my grade school looking for boys who wanted to learn to play tennis. That idea jumped in me and I...
My brother-in-law Pat is one of those amazing individuals who exemplifies the “courage to care.” Several years ago he was fighting a fire in downtown Detroit, a city that is infamous for the fires set in its scores of abandoned buildings. What did Pat do? He...
With one of the national evangelistic conferences about to begin in Moscow, we had done all the natural preparation possible. Invitations were sent out and food was evaluated for the guests. The cost of travel, housing and books was all budgeted. It was the morning...