There’s a story told of a cruise ship with passengers divided into first-class and second-class accommodations. After a few days at sea, the captain announced that from now on, everyone would be treated first-class, no matter what they paid. There would be lobster and fine cuisine for all. The people were excited and gorged themselves [...]
When we first realized that our youngest daughter, Leticia, needed glasses, she was eight or nine years old. Although she stood only a few feet from the kitchen clock, she asked for the time. We responded, “Can’t you see the time? It is right in front of you!” She protested, “But, it’s blurry and unclear.” [...]
When our children were young, they sometimes stood at the top of the stairs in our house and begged, “Daddy, catch me!” They were absolutely confident that I would catch them when they leapt into my arms. They did not simply believe in my existence, but completely trusted me. Many people today claim to believe [...]
“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all,” said author Dale Carnegie. Remembering this helps me to not quit when the going gets tough. I have also learned some other pointers that have helped me to [...]
The older I get, the more I realize how powerful my words are. We must be careful how we speak. Matthew 12:34 says, “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” In other words, we believe with our heart, and what we speak is often what we really believe. Life and death [...]
One of the chief obstacles to surrendering to the Lord is our fear of losing control. A few years ago, a squad of police in our county entered a home to confiscate a computer that was being used for illegal activity. One of the men living in the home, in a state of fear and [...]
If you’ve seen the movie "What About Bob?" you will remember that a therapy patient, who fears everything and anything, is initially advised by his therapist to take “baby steps” to learn to function normally. The comical story takes us through the many antics of Bob as he learns to take those first steps. When [...]
A few months ago Time Magazine’s cover story focused on a Latino Reformation in America. It documented stories of churches in America that were doubling in size every few years. Their common denominator: Latino Charismatic and Pentecostal churches. The reporter, after visiting various Latino churches said, "All were fervent believers—they sang with hands high, and [...]
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 [...]
