I imagine life to be like a huge house, with every room representing another year.  As one year is finished, the door slowly closes on that room filled with wall-to-wall memories, and opens into a new room filled with potential and promise.
As the door closes on 2011, poignant memories fill my mind of what God [...]

God’s laws are perfect. They protect us , make us wise and give us joy and light. They are more desirable than gold….Psalm 19

This summer has been a schedule of travel for Larry and me like never before.  We began in June with a California men’s mega summit, July in Florida for a men’s summit, two weeks in Nigeria and Benin, Africa, and six weeks in Brazil. The common thread among believers that I have witnessed across cultures, [...]

Can you think of any patterns destructive to today’s world and society that are not prosecuted primarily by men: substance abuse, domestic abuse, homicide, child abandonment, property crime, pornography, sex trafficking, etc.? The most notorious dictators and perpetrators of genocide – Stalin, Hitler, Nero, Pol Pot, Idi Amin, Omar al-Bashir – all of them men.  [...]

Does God allow women to lead? What is the difference between headship and leadership? How can we overcome the curse of criticism? These are just a few questions addressed in the book, along with many other principles and stories. The following is an introduction to the book from Larry:

Do you want to know why a book [...]

How much time ya got left?”
“What’s your minimum?”
“I just sit around in my cell and think about what I’ll be doin’ when I get out.”
Ever heard those comments before? For those guys whose minimum is sometime before the Lord comes back, parole time is heavy on their minds. Probably not more than a couple hundred [...]

To illustrate a point that I was making in a sermon recently, I wisecracked that I had written a book on, “True Humility and How I Achieve it.” Of course it was mostly pictures. After the predicted laughter I tried another line. By then I was on a roll and went on to receive it [...]

Do you ever feel like someone or something is resisting you? Well, you’re right. There is something resisting you. In fact, there are several things that routinely resist you. God has planned into the fabric of your life that you are continually bombarded with things that frustrate your progress. Obstructions can range from satanic, to [...]

As an adjective, it can mean quick-witted intelligence:  If she was that smart, she would have never been tricked.  Making a smart remark does not mean “intelligent”, it means clever or in most cases, sarcastic: “Don’t get smart or I’ll whack you one!” Sarcasm is seldom appreciated by anyone.  It can also mean attractive, neat, [...]

I’m convinced that 2011 is going to be the most productive year ever for all of us. I’m saying that from a deep sense in my spirit that God has seen your years of faithfulness and has ordained that this be a year of reaping. I’m seeing it everywhere. People who have [...]