GOOD NEWS STARTS WITH GOD! He revealed Himself to us as “I AM”: I am what you need me to be. I am your comfort. I am forgiving. I am not mad. I am healing. I am loving. I am delivering. I am a giver. I am a friend....
“We preach Christ crucified…” 1 Cor 1:23 NIV The cross is renowned as a symbol of Christianity, but in the day Jesus was crucified the cross was a place of great shame. We wear crosses around our necks, hang them on our walls and use them...
When we moved to Russia in the early 90’s it was a very gray place. I remember the heaviness that hung around the country like a cold, wet blanket. Coming from Florida I wasn’t used to this very cold, damp place, and developed the habit...
“[I thank my God] for your fellowship (your sympathetic cooperation and contributions and partnership) in advancing the good news (the Gospel) from the first day [you heard it] until now…” Phil 1:5 AMP. Today we are celebrating you, our partner. This great Christian Adventure we have...
Always keep your song even when all looks lost. The loss of expectation is a tragic path to walk down. It makes the days seem so long and your purpose so empty. If the devil can’t steal your soul He will try to steal your song. For...
Jesus sees the hidden potential in people. We have seen thousands of people find their dignity again. One of the most amazing was an institutional drunk in Chernovtsy, Ukraine who wandered into our tent looking for a drink. He thought the tent was a bar and...
Scripture says, “My speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom but in demonstration of the spirit and of power” (1 Corinthians 2:4). In our early years of global ministry, Leslie and I opened up an event in southern Philippines. Only one...
“Beloved, now are we the sons (and daughters) of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2). There is...