In November, I will celebrate 50 years of being given the joy and privilege of ministering. It is and always will be the best thing that God could ever have called me to do with my life. Over the years I’ve witnessed incredible miracles and walked through challenging wilderness seasons. These mountaintop and valley seasons…
Someone once joked, “For every woman to be healthy, she needs water, food and compliments.” Though obviously meant to be funny, this statement, as with all jokes, contains an element of truth. The wellness of all women, men and children depends on food and water to sustain our bodies and meaningful relationships sustain our hearts—as…
Have you heard of the phrase, “The higher you climb, the further you fall?” Every day, God gives us opportunities to go higher with Him and see the miraculous in our lives, and at the same time, the enemy is there giving us opportunities to fall and destroy our lives with in the process. Today…
I love life hot. You and I were and are created for fire! No matter where I am in the world, my favorite things to eat are hot and spicy food. As far as I am concerned, the hotter the food, the better it tastes. I could say the same thing about having the fire…
It’s often said that the only things about which we can be certain are death and taxes. While those are absolutely sure bets, I take issue with the use of the word only in that idiom. In my years of walking with the Lord and ministering His gospel around the world, I’ve seen one truth…
Close your eyes and think about the best restaurant you’ve ever eaten in. What was the atmosphere of the place? What smells do you remember? How did the food taste as it entered your mouth? Was the dessert the best thing you’ve ever tasted? Over the past few months, I have been asking people to…
Anyone who has been in ministry can attest that whenever the subject of the Holy Spirit and speaking in other tongues or languages comes up in conversation or messages it can cause some people to become pretty awkward. Even when it isn’t brought up, the question still seems to linger in the air. It’s the…
Do you believe God would answer if we asked Him to forgive us and invited Him back into our schools? If we openly repented of our arrogance as a nation and humbled ourselves before Him, would God heal the dysfunction of our nation? Would an outpouring of the Holy Spirit in a city as broken…
I know many leaders who love crowds but hate people. And it would be very easy for my type of personality to be that way. In fact, at the beginning of my ministry it was rather easy for me to focus on the crowds, rather than the people. But God was quick to show me…
Great leaders, visionaries and pastors know the power of an invitation. It is a call to action, to partnership. It inspires and motivates and has the power to change lives. Right now, God—the greatest leader of all—is issuing an overwhelming invitation to the body of Christ for an adventure into His heart. I believe God…