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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  • A Vision of Heaven

    A Vision of Heaven

    Have you ever tried to explain something to someone and couldn't quite find the words? Have you ever tried to describe something complex to a child? For God to describe heaven to us in a way we could understand would be like trying to describe the beauty of Hawaii to a three-month-old child. We're not able to comprehend, in our finite human understanding, all the infinite glories of heaven.

  • Shallow Roots

    Shallow Roots

    Jesus spoke of people who hear the Word of God, but it never quite takes root. These people appear to be converted and even motivated. They seem to be living on an emotional high and even try to bring others to Christ. Yet they are a picture of soil embedded with rocks. The good seed of God's Word breaks ground and shoots up, but no fruit ever appears. No real change ever results. Theirs was not a true encounter with God.

  • Time Does Tell

    Time Does Tell

    A while ago, I ran into a guy that I once hung out with in school. I hadn't seen him in about twenty-five years. He had called to say that he was coming to hear me speak, so we arranged to meet beforehand.

  • God of Knowledge

    God of Knowledge

    If intellectualism alone were the major key to purpose and fulfillment, then our universities and college campuses would be bastions of peace and purpose. Yet as you walk around your typical secular university today, you will see the emptiness of academic pursuit without God. On these campuses you will often find the most bizarre and aberrant ideas circulating today.

  • The Problem With Self-Esteem

    The Problem With Self-Esteem

    When Scripture says, "Love your neighbor as yourself," it is not saying, "First learn to love yourself, and then love your neighbor." Rather, it is saying, "It is obvious you already love yourself. Love your neighbor in the same way."

  • Temporary Unknowns

    Temporary Unknowns

    For the time being, I don't have a complete knowledge of life beyond this life. The fact of the matter is, there's so much about the person of God, His ways, and His dwelling place that I don't know. But one day in a new body, I will see Him face-to-face, and all of my questions will be answered.

  • Life During Life

    Life During Life

    An interest in life on Mars seems to run in cycles. At this writing, our nation has a new exploration robot prowling around and digging little holes in the dirt near the Martian north pole.

  • With the End in Mind

    With the End in Mind

    Many of us will put ourselves into situations we don't need to be in. We hang around with people that we don't need to be hanging around with. We watch movies that we don't need to be watching. We listen to music that we don't need to be listening to. And it will affect us.

  • In Spite of Sickness

    In Spite of Sickness

    God can work in spite of sickness. He still answers prayer and heals people today, and He still does miracles. In sickness and in hardships, He can work in a person's life. Even if a person still has the sickness or problem, God can work in spite of it and give them a special strength.

  • Ready and Willing

    Ready and Willing

    Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?" — Acts 8:30 Tell me, was the prophet talking about himself or someone else?