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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  • Misplaced Priorities

    Imagine what an honor it would have been to know you were mentioned in one of Paul's epistles. In his letter to Philemon, the apostle wrote, "Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers" (Philemon 1:23–24).

  • Just Like Us!

    We tend to put on pedestals the first-century believers and, in particular, the apostles. We imagine them speaking in King James English, perfectly living out God's commandments and boasting stained-glass lives.

  • Crowded Out

    I have always been amazed by weeds. You can take a little flower, plant it in the perfect location, water it, and make sure there are no pests to threaten it. You can do everything possible for that flower, and it will slowly grow. But then, in the same amount of time, some weed springs up from a little crack in the sidewalk, and that weed chokes out the flower.

  • No Other Foundation

    How is it that someone could appear to be radically converted and so passionate about their new faith and then, without warning, suddenly give up and walk away?

  • The Reason for Resistance

    Why is it that some people never respond to the gospel? They are not necessarily mean about it, though they may be. They are simply not open to it.

  • Plug In and Keep Charged

    When I travel, I take my laptop computer with me, because I try to work on my messages. But often I must work off the battery, so whenever I get the opportunity, I plug in to the nearest electrical outlet. Why? Because my battery is running down, and I need to recharge.

  • 'Why, God?'

    I don't think it is ever a bad thing to ask God why. Some people will say that we should never question God. But I question God all the time. I don't mean that I doubt His existence. But I do say, "Lord, I don't understand why you have done (thus and so). . . . Why, Lord?"

  • For the Sake of the Gospel

    Even in the church today, we can write off a lot of people, sometimes even fellow believers. It seems that sometimes the slogan is, "Us four and no more." We can divide over minutiae and allow second-tier and third-tier issues to bring unnecessary division in our ranks.

  • God Still Speaks

    Is He interested in what happens to us as individuals? Does He really have a master plan for our lives? Or are we merely victims of blind chance?

  • In God's Hands

    I have a friend whose father died and never had a relationship with God. As a matter of fact, my friend wasn't a believer at that time, either. But my friend told me how he went to visit his father in his hospital room and noticed that one day, not long before he passed, there was a copy of the Bible there in his father's room. It was apparent that his father had requested it, knowing the end was near.

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