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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  • 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.

  • 'Why did this happen?' Thoughts on the horrific shooting at Robb Elementary School

    'Why did this happen?' Thoughts on the horrific shooting at Robb Elementary School

    We have all been devastated by the unimaginable news that 19 innocent children and two teachers have been shot and killed on the campus of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The heart of America was ripped out this sad day. This is every parent's worst nightmare and our hearts are all breaking, but none are feeling the pain that those families who lost their precious loved ones are experiencing right now.

  • What you didn’t know about Donna Summer and her journey of faith

    What you didn’t know about Donna Summer and her journey of faith

    She had just finished singing a solo in the choir when she heard an inner voice. “It sort of knocked everybody out of the pews. When I looked up through my tears, everyone in the whole church’s eyes were downcast and they were crying, and I thought, ‘Oh my God’. I looked at my dad and he was crying,” she recalled in the final years of her life. “It was that, on that first time I ever sang, that I heard God speak to me, and He said to me that I was gonna be famous, and that I was not to misuse th