

The Real Deal
Because the Lord is unchanging, your commitment must be unwavering. The surefire ways to hold steady when everything shifts are to commit to authenticity in following Christ and have nothing to do with the fakers. “Loving God more than anyone or anything else is the very foundation of being a disciple. If you want to live your Christian life to its fullest, then love Jesus more than anyone or anything else.” --Greg Laurie (Start! to Follow: How to Be a Successful Follower of


I Am an Uppertaker
When I go into a store, or am on the phone with a business, it is not unusual to get into a conversation about what I do. I say, “I am an uppertaker.” An undertaker? “No. I am an uppertaker” That is where I set the stage for the Holy Spirit to do His miracles. With no hesitation, I explain, “I am the person that gets you ready for Heaven. Are you ready for Heaven?” It really is that easy. When you are keeping yourself open to those opportunities, the door only has to open a c


Put Off / Put On
If you are serious about living an abundant life for Christ, be brave and ask the Spirit of God to search you. “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” (Ephesians 4:22-24, NIV) You are holy through the washing of the blood. You are cleansed, refined, a


The People Need Hope
When determination connects to the Holy Spirit’s chain-breaking anointing, we can point others to the power found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Not long after the attacks on 9/11 in the U.S., Carmen and I traveled from Richmond to New York City for a speaking engagement at the Brooklyn Tabernacle Church. The next day, I went to visit my mentor, David Wilkerson whose offices were not far from Ground Zero. Even though he was ill, Brother Dave spoke with us for close to two hou


No Bells & Whistles Required
God never intended for anything in the world to take the place of the Holy Spirit in the church. In the early years after my salvation, I would go out into the streets and alleys – the worst parts of the city, with nothing but my Bible and an old, green milk crate. I had no microphone, no amplifier, no LED screen – just me under the influence of the Holy Spirit with the Word of God and a plastic box to stand on. Shouting the truth of the hope found in Christ, men and women go