After God the Holy Spirit used imagination to create the world, He gave us the gift of imagination to create our world. When I graduated from Bible school there were no churches waiting for me to come and preach. There were no countries calling on me...
When you have an encounter with Jesus Christ and surrender your life to receive Him as your Savior and Lord, it is not just an emotional experience. It is not just a rational, intelligent moment of decision. It is not just a cleansing of your...
William Booth is not a name most people recognize. He was a prominent Methodist evangelist living in mid-19th century London, England. One cold night as he returned home from a service, he noticed the poor and homeless sleeping under the London Bridge and was overcome...
One of my mission trips took me to the deepest part of Siberia, Russia. While the ice still held its bitter grip on the streets, we conducted a conference to which everyone was welcome. In the middle of my message, I noticed a small, timid man...
The redeemed are proud of God’s finished work in them, but arrogance has no place in the believer. That is the fruit of low self-esteem crying out for recognition. All humans need to feel significant and that they really are special. Do not mistake pride for...
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 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...
“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will accept. When you think of what he has done for you, is this too much to ask?” Romans...
If I were to put a bunch of apple seeds into your hand you would probably get a picture of what could be produced from them. The same is true if I filled your hands with turtle eggs. If I were to put the seed of...
November 2016 Jesus came to reveal not only Who God is, but who we are. Here are a few revelations that the Scriptures give us about Who Jesus is and how much we—all of us—are like Him: “[Now] He [Christ] is the exact likeness of the unseen...