There are ten subtle progressive steps the devil tries to lead us through to eventually destroy us. I call these the Ten "D's" of the Devil. And it all starts with experiencing disappointment. Have you ever wondered why Christians sometimes fall into deception and make shocking decisions? I am convinced that it’s directly related to [...]
Twenty years ago I served as senior pastor of a mega-church. I often felt insecure and struggled with knowing how to make decisions and lead effectively, especially when there were differing viewpoints. One day one of our team members said, “Go find a leader you trust and ask him to mentor you.” I took his [...]
Mark Rutland, former president of Oral Roberts University, recently wrote that at age 21 he was in an Amish kitchen in Bird-in-Hand, PA. This is about sixteen miles from our house. He said he saw a sign that he’ll never forget: “Too soon old, too late smart.” “When I saw it,” he said, “I thought [...]
Two Sundays ago I ministered in Kampala, Uganda, last week in Nairobi Kenya, and today in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Three different cities in two completely different parts of the world, but with so much in common. Each country is facing troubling times including potential corruption in government, yet in each country I met amazing believers [...]
Just over a week ago, 20,000 believers met in Hong Kong for a holy convocation. YWAM’s Lynn Green called it “Indescribable.” He said, “There were three sessions a day and the Chinese believers who made up the vast majority of this event lined up about 10-abreast for over a mile before every session.“ The Church [...]
Jesus disciples were in trouble. They were told to feed over 5000 people and all they had were a few loaves of bread and a few fish. Jesus blessed what they had and his disciples watched the loaves and fish supernaturally multiply right before their eyes. It was amazing! Everybody ate. And they had twelve [...]
There are tons of voices vying for our attention today. Let’s decide now to be like the Bereans in the book of Acts. When Paul taught from the Scriptures and gave the message of Christ in their city, the Bible says the Bereans “received the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to [...]
When was the last time you complained, “God, why do you allow me to experience bad days? I’m serving you. It just doesn’t seem right.” I used to complain like that far too often. Then one day I realized that the Bible instructs us, “In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God [...]
A word from God can change your life forever. But, let’s face it, at times we may feel as if He has stopped speaking. We are not alone in experiencing God’s silence. Think of Joseph, whose story is told in the book of Genesis. Not only did God seem silent when Joseph was sold into [...]
After I spoke in Sofia, Bulgaria the other evening, a young girl about fourteen years of age came up and told me her story. She is a new Christian from a family who are not believers in Christ. She said that she is meeting regularly with a few girls in her school and helping them [...]
