One day after I came home from a long trip, my youngest daughter came in from school and plopped on the floor to play with her Barbie dolls. I was tired, but I really wanted her to bless me with the kind of little girl’s pampering I’d looked forward to for several...
My youngest daughter was about four years old when she first discovered the principle of perspective. I had the privilege of watching the process literally from a front row seat (she was sitting in the window seat right beside me on an airplane at the time). Her...
Some years ago I was invited to speak to a Chinese church in the area of San Francisco, California. The first time I went to minister there, a young Chinese-American man came to pick me up. I'd flown three thousand miles to reach San Francisco after a string of...
My middle daughter was only four when we drove to an overlook at the Grand Canyon and stepped out of the car to see the wonders of that place.She wanted to know what it was, so we told her, "It is a big hole in the ground in America with a lot of big, pretty rocks."We...
True passion is illogical, and God's presence ignites passion.My passion left my logic behind during the time I was courting my wife many years ago. I attended Bible college during the day and worked a shift at a shoe store, often until 9:30 each night. I couldn't...
I'm not special; I've just been ruined on religion. Once God "got ahold" of me, I discovered that I am interested in only one thing: I want to see the heavens break over a city. I have a strong conviction that they won't break open because of me or you; they will...