Greenelines

Those who write about leadership seem dedicated to defining the crown of effective leadership as “leaving a legacy.” Some writers suggest five, seven or 10 levels of leadership progression, with the last being legacy leadership. The dangling carrot for a leader is to do something, build something or say a lot of somethings that outlast

When economist and end-times expert Michael Snyder looks at the world today, he sees prophecy being fulfilled. But not from what he calls “fake prophets” whose faltering words have caused prophecy to come into question in the recent past. Instead, he sees some words from years ago coming true today, including those of the later

“Lucy,” the archetypal evolutionary ancestral link to humankind, achieved instant fame when her skeleton was discovered in Ethiopia on Nov. 24, 1974, by paleontologist Donald Johanson and Tom Gray. For years, scientists and educators have displayed her photographs and explained how this “missing link” (or, more properly, “evolutionary intermediary”) proves Darwin’s theory. But researcher and

Anne Graham Lotz is a woman of the Word whose father, the late evangelist Billy Graham, called “the best preacher in the family.” And when Lotz looks at what’s happening in the world today, she sees one thing: the soon return of Jesus Christ. “I believe we’re living at the end of the age; I

Jon Seidl is an expert storyteller, having worked for diverse outlets including I Am Second (known for powerful testimonies of faith) and the ministry of outspoken believer and Hollywood personality Kirk Cameron. But it wasn’t until he told his own story that God magnified his message—and used him to teach believers about God’s power in

For three years, he had heard the voices: “You’re dumb.” “You’re no good.” “You’ll never make it.” Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and told there was no cure, this young man had suffered for more than three years. But then he and his pastor father and mother came to see Dr. Don Colbert. And God used

He was facing one of the hardest times of his life. His wife, then in her early 40s, had received a cancer diagnosis, and the couple had four small children. “I remember crying to God. I said, ‘Lord, what am I going to do with all these kids?” Bible teacher and bestselling author Dr. Michael

Dr. Bill Winston has a multifaceted, international ministry. He moved from a career as an Air Force fighter pilot to working in marketing management for IBM until he resigned to pursue full-time ministry. While he was attending seminary, his wife, Veronica, needed a job. What happened taught the couple a lesson about our worth in

Most of us would agree that for at least the past two years, the U.S. has walked through a season of darkness—spiritually, culturally and in many other ways. But Rabbi Curt Landry has a prophetic word of hope, even as we enter the Hebrew month of Kislev, which, he says, is “a month of darkness

Pastor Samuel Rodriguez has a prophetic word of encouragement for believers today who may have grown weary in well-doing in this age of decadence and cultural upheaval. He calls them “plow pushers,” reminiscent of Elisha, who was out pushing the plow when God called him to assume the mantle of Elijah (1 Kings 19:19-21). And

Why did God allow my loved one to die of COVID when others were healed? Where is God in the midst of my lost job/chronic illness/heartbreak? With so many bad things happening in the world, how can anyone believe in a loving God? Dr. Michael Brown knew he didn’t have answer to these questions when

Who know that grammar could bring you into deeper relationship with Holy Spirit? After preparing to write her most recent book, Your Friendship With Holy Spirit, Sarah Bowling does. As a part of her study, she went through Romans 8, which mentions the Holy Spirit more than 20 times. “And what I did was I

Dr. Reg Morais knows about God’s healing power. Having been diagnosed with autism, Asperger’s syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder in the early years of his life, he experienced a miraculous healing. And He knows God continues to perform miracles—including the supernatural healing of a man in his church. “Someone had been told they have got complete

You wouldn’t know it today, but famed evangelist Marilyn Hickey once heard the words no parent wants to hear: “I don’t know if I believe in Jesus anymore.” Her daughter and now partner in ministry, Sarah Bowling, spoke those words after studying in Germany for a time as a student at Oral Roberts University. Hickey

Scripture tells us the devil is a liar. But he’s also an adversary, one who comes against us to steal, kill and destroy. Marion Grace has experienced all of those aspects of the enemy’s work, but today, she walks in supernatural victory. She shares the story of the “perfect storm of destruction” she faced—and how