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 […]

On December 31, 2021, as I was on my back porch having a cup of coffee and a devotional time, I said, “God, I need a breakthrough.” I was feeling the weight of a world, from the daily news to friends who are suffering and more. I was really saying, “God, we need a breakthrough,” […]