I was 19 years old, walking into a classroom in the basement of the Administration building at Southwestern Assemblies of God University. It was in that room that a Credential Committee for the North Texas District was meeting and interviewing potential candidates to receive a license to preach. To say […]

Thank God It’s Monday! That’s right, Thank God It’s Monday. I know most people hate Monday. Friday is the day we “Thank God” for. Friday is the end of the work week and the beginning of a weekend. We are able to leave the pressure of work behind for a […]

A Special Olympics where handicapped children competed with tremendous dedication and enthusiasm, was being held. One event was the 220-yard dash, Contestants lined up at the starting line, and at the signal, started running as fast as they could. One boy by the name of Andrew quickly took the lead, […]

Recently while attending a conference in California, Starla and I had the opportunity to go out one afternoon and hike a few trails. This is one of the things that we love to do together. We made our way to a place called Indian Canyon. As we started out on […]

Four DECLARATIONS from the prayer life of Nehemiah that get results. Declare God’s goodness. Neh. 1:5-6a  Then I said: “Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 6 let your ear be attentive and […]

Recently I spoke at Southwestern Assemblies of God University Chapel. I challenged students who were struggling about the call of God on their lives to come forward and expect a touch from God. A young lady came up to me afterwards and told me how she felt compelled to come […]

Would you like your day to be better? There is a simple solution for making your day better. Simply, make someone else’s day better. Ephesians 6:8 says, “The Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do.” In other words, “What you make happen for others, God will make […]

I saw someone the other day who looked troubled. So I asked them, “What seems to be the problem?” They said, “The problem is, that I’m in a hurry, and God is not.” We’ve probably all felt like that before. I’m sure we all have felt like God’s timing was […]

Kevin Carter could never escape his continent’s turmoil. For a decade, the photographer captured vivid pictures of repression and strife in his native South Africa. He went to famine-racked Sudan and came upon a starving toddler stalked by a vulture. He photographed the scene–an image that won that year’s Pulitzer […]

People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care. Phil 2:20-21 NLT I have no one else like Timothy, who genuinely cares about your welfare. 21 All the others care only for themselves and not for what matters to Jesus Christ. Did you know that […]