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I wish I had emphasized the second secret more throughout my years of ministry, but I got caught up in the trend of deliverance (and if I’m honest, I, too, over-blamed the devil). This is why I wrote my book now,...

Lift your staff. Use what is in your hand right now. Take the initiative. It is so simple that we tend to miss it again and again, thinking we need to be pros and perfect to be used by God. As...

One day when I was sixteen, a drinking buddy got in touch. He said a great New Year’s Eve party was coming up in Uppsala, a city about a three hours’ drive away. He went on and on about how...

We usually choose our friends according to their personalities and packaging—their looks, popularity, and so on. Those are never the qualities you need unless you are in organized crime and are picking a crew based on the gifts and talents...

Jesus does not postpone heaven until after we die; He extends heaven into the world where we live. The “kingdom of heaven” belongs to the poor in spirit. God’s kingdom has two manifestations: what is partially revealed now in our...

According to the Gospel of Matthew, the first thing Jesus taught was, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matt. 4:17). The next thing He taught was the Beatitudes. This connection is not coincidental; the Beatitudes represent the...