Doug Stringer
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4 Things All Revivals Have in Common
“Revival isn’t what you think!” Those words, uttered by revivalist Winkie Pratney, might seem strange. But having studied, seen and experienced revivals over the decades, he has come to realize, “God doesn’t always do the same thing in the same ways.” As we cry out to God for revival, we must shed our expectations of …
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2 Spiritual Disciplines Jesus Practiced and Perfected—And So Should All Believers
Sometimes the most spiritual thing we can do is get some rest. In times of discouragement, it’s easy to lose sight of our vision and God’s promises, then we acquiesce to the circumstances around us. We allow the obstacles to become blockades rather than opportunities for God to show Himself greater. I think of Pastor …
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What Can Happen When You Let Go of Your Plans
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 4 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 …
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Do You Want To Be Great In God’s Eyes? Part 2
I had the pleasure recently of talking with Tom Phillips, vice president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and one of the early team members there. During that time, Tom has been to 108 countries and all 50 states to spread the gospel by every effective means and to equip others to do the same. …
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Do You Want to Be Great in God’s Eyes?
DS: 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 passion for God and for revival is consistent and …
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For Your Breakthrough, Get Ready to Do Something That Doesn’t Make Sense
On Dec. 31, 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,” corporately. …
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Desire to Win
During day one of the Far East Wrestling Championships in 1974, I fractured my left elbow. I was a student at American High School in Japan and my coach and sensei (or master teacher) was Noriaki Kiguchi. He wrapped my elbow, put it on ice and checked on me throughout the night. The next day, …
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Ministry is Wherever People Are
Long before my friend, Bishop Dale Bronner, was pastoring a large church in Atlanta, he began working in the family business. And he was only 12 years old! “I started handling payroll for our entire organization,” he recalls. “We had up to 500 employees, and I was the human resource guy all the way through …
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Born for More
Every boy and girl dreams for a chance at greatness. But life has its issues and we end up going through disappointments, pain and struggles. Too often we forget those dreams of our childhoods. We forget that we were born for more. At Risen Nation Church in Deer Park, Texas, Pastor Matt Hammersky believes this …
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The Holy Spirit Reveals and Heals the Gaping Hole of Fatherlessness
“When I prayed, I saw a child running scared.” My friend, Malaysian businessman Alvin Goh Eng Leh, was praying for an elderly gentleman who had issues with anger and resentment. “A car drove into the driveway, and this child ran and hid underneath the stairs. I described to him the scene and he just collapsed …
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God’s Providence for a Doctor and a Street Thug!
What do a former drug dealer and a missionary doctor have in common? JJ Ramirez got into the drug scene in Bryan/College Station, Texas when he was only 13 years old. “I was looking for identity,” he explains, “because in the 1960s, being a child born out of wedlock or through an adulterous relationship was …
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Divine Providence Took Olympian Ronnie Baker to the Biggest Stage
Ronnie Baker grew up without a dad and not in the greatest neighborhood. He didn’t have money to go to college—and certainly not to train as a premier athlete. But through divine providence, he just returned from Tokyo as a runner for Team USA in the 2021 Olympics. “My mom really wanted to join the …
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How God’s Word Sustained This Christian Businessman During a Season of Trial
When the IRS came knocking on the door at Whitaker House Publishing, Bob Whitaker Jr. knew it was serious. But he did not know it was the beginning of an ordeal that would last for 14 years. I’ve had the privilege of being friends with the Whitaker family for many years. I’ve served on the …
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Promise Keepers Relaunch: A Story of Reluctance, Wrestling and Rewards
In 2012, Ken Harrison was ready to retire and live the good life, after serving for years as an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department then working in the business world. “I retired and was planning on a life of doing what I wanted to do after a long life of working. And for …
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Father’s Day Message: Are You an El Gibor for Your Children?
On Father’s Day 2013, when my daughter was 11 years old, she gave me a card that read, “On Father’s Day, the world revolves around you. Tomorrow, it can go back to revolving around me, thus restoring balance and harmony to the universe.” Then she wrote, “I love you, daddy! You’re so handsome, mommy agrees! …
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