Greg Laurie

Greg Laurie

Op-ed contributor

Greg Laurie is the pastor and founder of the Harvest churches in California and Hawaii and of Harvest Crusades. He is an evangelist, best-selling author and movie producer. His newest book Lennon, Dylan, Alice & Jesus

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  • 3 common reasons that prompt us to pray

    3 common reasons that prompt us to pray

    Talk to your loving heavenly Father. He’s only a prayer away!

  • Johnny Cash: Walking the line between good and evil

    Johnny Cash: Walking the line between good and evil

    Johnny Cash was an outlaw with the soul of a mystic. He was an impossible, tortured man who pinballed back and forth between extremes. He was both a sinner and a saint.

  • What keeps me still going after 30 years of Harvest Crusades

    What keeps me still going after 30 years of Harvest Crusades

    Harvest has held large-scale evangelistic events at Angel Stadium for 32 years. Over 6 million people have attended in person, and over 600,000 have made professions of faith to follow Jesus Christ. People often ask me why I’ve done this for so long.

  • Prayer: Supernatural alternative to worry

    Prayer: Supernatural alternative to worry

    We have a secret weapon in the church called prayer. Though all other doors may remain closed, one door is always open: the door into the presence of God through prayer.

  • Is Armageddon near?

    Is Armageddon near?

    One day an actual threat will come your way — a nuclear threat or a personal one. It could be a heart attack or a car accident. One thing is sure: no one gets out of here alive.

  • The epidemic of loneliness

    The epidemic of loneliness

    Do you have a friendship with God? God longs to have a relationship with you. Jesus is truly the friend who sticks closer than a brother.

  • Billy Graham and the queen of England: The unlikely friendship

    Billy Graham and the queen of England: The unlikely friendship

    Elizabeth II wasn’t just an international icon and the queen of England. She was the daughter of another King — the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

  • 4 marks of spiritual revival: Lessons from the ‘Jesus Revolution’

    4 marks of spiritual revival: Lessons from the ‘Jesus Revolution’

    If we desire revival, then we need to encourage these younger generations to pick up the baton of the Gospel. We need to pray and prepare the ground for God to move by doing our part: teaching them, mentoring them and loving them.

  • What ‘Elvis’ got just right

    What ‘Elvis’ got just right

    In 1967, when rock was at its zenith, and The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Jimi Hendrix reached the height of stardom, Elvis released a gospel album, How Great Thou Art. The singing was inspired and revealed his heart. 

  • How to deal with depression

    How to deal with depression

    It’s time to leave that cave — or that pigpen — and find God’s purpose for your life. He had a plan for Elijah and He has a plan for you as well.