Leadership
A Tribute to D. Leland Paris (1939-2026) and Rededicate 250
Up to 100,000 people gathered on the National Mall to rededicate America to God on May 17, 2026. Over forty million streamed the event. If you missed this possible “hinge of history,” you can watch all of it here.
The same week, four significant spiritual leaders passed into eternity–Joni Lamb, Marilyn Hickey, James Robison, and Leland Paris. I thank God for their dedication to Jesus and his Kingdom.
Leland Paris could rightly be viewed at the “forerunner” of “Rededicate 250” having called the USA back to God through the “If My People” rally in 1974, “The Spirit in ’76,” and speaking at “Washington For Jesus” in 1980.
He was a close friend and mentor. Here is my tribute to his leadership.
Why Is Communism Raising Its Ugly Head in America–Again?
November 11 is a trifecta date for celebrating courage. It’s Veterans Day in the USA, (honoring vets), Armistice Day (end of WWI), and St. Martin’s Day. Martin of Tours was a 4th century bishop who famously became a “soldier for Christ.”
Thirty-six years ago today I was attending a YWAM leaders conference in Niagara Falls, New York, where we watched the fall of the Iron Curtain. Communism failed in Russia and part of the world was liberated–some nations for the first time.
Past generations understood the horrors of communism–100 million people cruelly killed in the 20th century. Today’s younger generations are largely ignorant.
Communism is raising its ugly head–again–and we must courageously defeat it.
Is Your Pastor MIA in the Cultural War?
I am deeply concerned we are losing Western Civilization (and its faith-based freedoms) because of fearful pastors who are not preaching the whole Gospel.
I shared those qualms recently at a pastors gathering. There was mostly silence.
Then I ran across two articles that confirmed my fears.
Is your pastor MIA in the cultural war? Read More