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1. Dr. Cho's Greatest Gift to the Global Church

The world mourned this week after learning that Dr. David Yonggi Cho — pastor of the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea — died on September 14. Known as a visionary leader who taught his followers ...

Created on 14 September 2021

2. Why Are So Many Christian Men on Emotional Lockdown?

Mental health experts say the COVID-19 pandemic has taken an enormous toll on people emotionally. A huge number of Americans struggle with depression, anxiety, sleeplessness and suicidal thoughts because ...

Created on 07 September 2021

3. Are You Resting in the Lord ... Or Sweating?

Here's an honest confession: I struggle to rest in the Lord when I'm doing His work. The apostle Paul told the Philippians: "For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure" ...

Created on 31 August 2021

4. In a World of Gender Confusion, We Need the Love of Jesus

When I was a kid growing up in Alabama, I was taught there are two genders. I learned to read using the popular Dick and Jane books, and we had girls' restrooms for girls and boys' restrooms for boys. ...

Created on 25 August 2021

5. We Grieve for Afghanistan—and We Also Pray

The world watched in horror this weekend as the United States hurriedly pulled its military out of Afghanistan. As U.S. planes took off from the airport in Kabul on Sunday, Aug. 15, Taliban fighters captured ...

Created on 17 August 2021

6. Relax! This Pandemic Is Not the End of the World

I get a new message in my inbox every day telling me why I should be terrified to walk outside. Network news is depressing enough, with reports of rising crime, inflation, unbridled government spending ...

Created on 09 August 2021

7. How Religion Chokes the Life Out of the Church

On many occasions I have preached in churches where I saw the same peculiar vision while standing in the pulpit. I saw in my spirit many tangled and gnarly roots growing up from the floor of the building ...

Created on 03 August 2021

8. Still Single? This Advice Might Help You Find a Mate

This past weekend I went to Seattle to help perform the wedding of my friends Mehari and Selam, two immigrants from Eritrea who fell in love only recently. They met remotely—not on a dating site, but during ...

Created on 27 July 2021

9. An Urgent Plea to Pray for the Nations

So many Americans live in a comfortable bubble. We enjoy first-world benefits, even in the midst of a pandemic. We complain when our steaks aren't cooked right, when the internet is slow, when flights ...

Created on 20 July 2021

10. 5 Steps to Find Healing From the Shame of Abuse

When I was a boy, something shameful happened to me that I never planned to talk about publicly. During a visit to a summer youth camp in Alabama, an older boy whom I considered a friend took me into the ...

Created on 13 July 2021

11. In Today's Cancel Culture, Show Some Love

Anger has reached the boiling point in our country—and today it's obvious even on airplanes. Flight attendants now require special training in how to deal with unruly passengers. A recent article in Forbes ...

Created on 06 July 2021

12. The Lord Says: 'Let Down Your Nets for a Catch'

I rarely use this column to share a word of prophecy. But for the past few weeks, a message from the Holy Spirit has been rising in my heart. I sense that leaders all across the nation feel a similar stirring. ...

Created on 29 June 2021

13. If You Don't Love People, You Don't Love God

A lot of people ignore the last chapter of Paul's epistle to the Romans because it's basically a long list of ancient names we can't pronounce. After Paul finishes his masterful teaching on grace and salvation, ...

Created on 22 June 2021

14. An Ambitious Plan to Pray From the Heart of America

After a global pandemic that has lasted 15 months, Christians will travel to the exact center of the nation in mid-July from eight directions to pray for the nation in the middle of a cornfield. The "Prayer ...

Created on 15 June 2021

15. An Unexpected Move of the Spirit—in New Jersey

New Jersey is probably the last place I would associate with spiritual revival. It's the most densely populated state in the U.S., with clogged highways, crowded beaches and many older churches that are ...

Created on 08 June 2021

16. How to Tune Your Frequency to Hear God's Voice

One of the most amazing attributes of God is His willingness to communicate. He loves to talk to His people. As soon as He created Adam and Eve at the beginning of time, He blessed them and gave them detailed ...

Created on 01 June 2021

17. Can We Stop Arguing About Speaking in Tongues?

I have had a private "prayer language" since I was 18 years old. No one taught me how to pray in tongues. I was raised in a church that didn't teach about the spiritual gifts mentioned in the New Testament. ...

Created on 25 May 2021

18. 5 Ways Another Pentecost Will Surprise Us

When people staged surprise birthday parties for me in the past, I usually figured out their plans. But two years ago some friends organized a party without my knowing, and when I walked into the room ...

Created on 18 May 2021

19. Please Turn Off Your Phone

On any given day I communicate with dozens of people through texts, calls or video chats. Thanks to apps such as iTranslate and WhatsApp, I can talk on my smart phone with friends on the other side of ...

Created on 11 May 2021

20. Why You Should Never Bury Your Pain

Recently the Lord gave me a specific word of knowledge as I was finishing a sermon in a church. The Holy Spirit showed me, through a strong impression, that there was a woman in the crowd who struggled ...

Created on 04 May 2021