here was a time when I did everything I could to show my love to a certain person. But it seemed that every time I reached out to love, the person slapped me back with criticism and harsh treatment. This went on for months. One day I was fed up.I complained to God. "I...
I entered the full-time ministry in 1983, leaving behind a good position as a mechanical engineer with Rockwell International to serve in the ministry of helps at a large church. One function of my job was transporting guest speakers and caring for their needs.It was...
Thus says the Lord: "Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest? For all those things My hand has made, And all those things exist," Says the Lord (Is. 66:1-2). Let's translate to our...
Recently, I was with the pastor of a large church who asked me to limit the service to an hour and a half. I looked at him and with respect for his position replied: "Is this what you want? Do you want to give the Holy Spirit time restraints? If you do, you may grow...
I was ministering on the subject of offenses at a church in Tampa, Florida. Afterward a woman came to me. She said she had forgiven her ex-husband for all he'd done. But as she listened to me talk about releasing offenses, she realized she still did not have peace...
On my second ministry trip to Indonesia I took Lisa, my children, and a babysitter. We arrived in Denpasar, Bali, a resort island.An elder in the church we were visiting owned a modest hotel in a very noisy section of town. We had traveled a long distance and had had...
We have also seen many examples of the trap of unforgiveness in our own ministry. When I was ministering for the first time in Indonesia, I stayed in the home of a wealthy businessman. Even though he and his family attended the church where I was ministering, they...