You wouldn’t believe how many times I’ve been asked such questions as “I believe in God. What’s wrong with looking at my horoscope every once in a while?” “What’s the harm in wearing crystal bracelets to ward off negativity?” “What’s...
Johanna smiled as she walked down the pedestrian street that forms the center of her town. The air felt fresh, and so did her sixteen-year-old heart. She and two friends had just attended a youth conference and felt God challenge...
I wish I had emphasized the second secret more throughout my years of ministry, but I got caught up in the trend of deliverance (and if I’m honest, I, too, over-blamed the devil). This is why I wrote my book now,...
Lift your staff. Use what is in your hand right now. Take the initiative. It is so simple that we tend to miss it again and again, thinking we need to be pros and perfect to be used by God. As...
One day when I was sixteen, a drinking buddy got in touch. He said a great New Year’s Eve party was coming up in Uppsala, a city about a three hours’ drive away. He went on and on about how...
People like to say that stewardship is not just about money. They say things like, “Well, I’m tithing my time to the Lord.” That’s all good, and I get their point. But there is not one single verse in the...
Have you ever seen the movie about Scrooge, titled A Christmas Carol? What a miserable human being. I know a lot of Christians in America who are just like him. They have to have more, more, more. They’ve done nothing...
I was the least likely person to know anything about the charismatic world until God ripped me out of my Baptist comfort zone and placed me right in the middle of it all. He did this not just to make...
We usually choose our friends according to their personalities and packaging—their looks, popularity, and so on. Those are never the qualities you need unless you are in organized crime and are picking a crew based on the gifts and talents...
