“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy…” (John 10:10) For months I had waited for this day. After a busy ministry schedule, I sat on the back porch of our first floor beachfront condo and tried to enter the presence of God. But there was a black cat staring at me from…
I was nineteen years old and a sophomore in college. It was our Spring Break and I spent the week in Oklahoma with my friend who grew up there. We made the rounds. That night it was “Drown Night” at Pistol Patties in Stillwater, an Oklahoma State hangout at the time. Pistol Patties was running…
Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does” (John 5:19). I remember when I was asked to speak to three women’s luncheons at South Padre Island. It…
“You are my God, and I will praise you; you are my God, and I will exalt you” (Psalm 118:28). It was only a few weeks before the Level-Up Conference and I was worried. The numbers weren’t where I anticipated and there was still a lot to do. In Moses-like fashion I asked God, “Are…
God Rescues us from the Wrath to Come “Pull the red lever. Pull the red lever!” Sitting to the right of the helicopter pilot, I frantically looked around for the red lever that he was shouting about. Just minutes before, the pilot, knowing I was a bit nervous about my first helicopter ride, was…