The devil wants your vision, your strength! But the Lord wants your limp. In 1 Samuel 11, we read how Nahash the Ammonite came against the people of Jabesh Gilead, blockading them and backing them up against a corner, so to speak. With their backs against the wall, they were willing to make a covenant […]
Even in old age, they will still produce fruit… Sarah bore Isaac when she was 90 years old! Moses led the Israelites out of bondage when he was 80. God cared for them, carried them, and used them! If you are nearing or are already in your golden years, don’t despair. You have much to […]
In late October of 2019, I had a vivid dream that stirred my spirit. It was a bit disturbing and unsettling. In the dream, I was invited to do some sort of invocation before the men and women of Congress. I remember thinking to myself, “I don’t know if I want to share what is […]
We can only press on and do what God calls us to do after we have pressed in to the presence of God. The late revivalist Leonard Ravenhill was like a spiritual grandfather to me. One thing he always said to me was, “Press on, Doug. Keep pressing on.” Eventually I realized that I could […]
I originally wrote and published this article prior to Purim 2021. I believe it is a message that resonates even more today. Purim 2022 began at sunset, March 16, and ended at sundown on Thursday, March 17. Synagogues and homes around the world will have read the entire book of Esther for Purim to celebrate […]
The unexpected detours in our lives can actually be providential distractions, if we are sensitive to the moment. In 2015, when I was battling stage four lymphoma, I told my family, “It’s a ministry we didn’t ask for, but it’s a ministry nonetheless.” As we made our regular trips to M.D. Anderson for chemotherapy and […]
An Interview with Tom Phillips, VP of BGEA Doug Stringer: Tom Phillips follows Jesus as Vice President of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Charlotte, North Carolina. At BGEA Tom leads and shares with supporters the Lord’s vision, to spread the gospel by every effective means, and to equip others to do the same. Tom’s […]
My mother was a little Japanese lady, only 4’11” tall. Throughout the years I was growing up, she would always say, “My Dougie is going to be a doctor.” I never became a medical doctor but when I received my Doctor in Ministry degree, she was so proud. She had watched the journey of my […]
An Interview with Tom Phillips, Vice President, BGEA Doug Stringer: Tom Phillips follows Jesus as Vice President of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Charlotte, North Carolina. At BGEA Tom leads and shares with supporters the Lord’s vision, to spread the gospel by every effective means, and to equip others to do the same. […]
I love the theme we find in 2 Chronicles 20: The battle belongs to God! When Jehoshaphat is informed that a great army is coming against Israel, he positions himself in prayer and fasting. We read in verses 14-15: “Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of […]
