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...
Today I feel impressed to pray together. Pray along with me, “Thank you Jesus, I see my body upon the cross. You paid the price, You were beaten and You were bruised for me. I thank You, Jesus, that the senses, the readings, the pain,...
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...
It has been many years since Jesus’ disciples went all over the world and preached the Gospel. Many people even today don’t realize that they can accept Christ in their hearts and receive salvation. Around the year 1825, a young Presbyterian man by the name of...
“Life without thankfulness is devoid of love and passion. Hope without thankfulness is lacking in fine perception. Faith without thankfulness lacks strength and fortitude.” —John Henry Jowett When we moved to Russia in the early 90’s it was a very grey place. I remember the heaviness...
We were having a Tent Festival in Bishkek, where we met a wonderful Christian woman who held a high position in the Kyrgeze government. However, her husband abused her, very often beating her and sometimes locking her out of the house when she came back...
Truth is meant to be clear, simple and easy to comprehend. I have been reading Romans 10:9. This verse lays out the very foundation of what we believe. The amazing thing to me is that this scripture, which is spoken everyday around the world, still has such...
I was once a guest preacher in a church in the United States with a foreign-born pastor. I noticed that amazing growth had taken place in this pastor’s church—over five thousand people had joined the congregation in two years. This was very uncommon. I asked...
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...
Nothing is cheap, easy, or free. Salvation itself came at a great price to God and Jesus Christ. He was willing to pay a price we could not pay, so we would experience a life we did not have. Those who receive Him receive that...