Larry Thompson grew up in a time when you still walked to school, just eclipsing that time previous, when you walked in five feet of snow, uphill both ways. You still had to get up from the couch to change the station on television, and adjust the connection by moving the rabbit ears (antenna, for those who have not heard of them). Most people remember very well the exact things that happened in traumatic times, such as the day Kennedy was shot, or, recently, 9/11. What Larry Thompson has taken time to remind us of, is that the simple ways produce the richest experiences. He became a born-again believer shortly after graduating from high school, more than forty years ago, and has since been successfully discipling others. He entered the U.S. Navy, achieving the Academic Excellence Award right out of basic training.
Once, while living in Massachusetts, he was given the opportunity to act as an assistant to a local high school football team. The coach, after losing a football game with a large deficit in the score, asked Larry, if he (the coach) could have done anything differently. Larry's reply to the coach was one of those encouraging words that has been one of his life signatures—to speak into another person's soul. The coach gave Larry a big bear hug, totally affected by his words. The words in Larry Thompson's most recent book, from this aggressive book series project, are aimed at your life becoming greatly encouraged as well. In his words, "This journey of being taught to follow intimately the voice of the Holy Spirit concerning His glory ignites everything within the believer's life, and you will never be the same. You will no longer have faith accidents, but real depth and understanding in that spiritual realm—the Glory."
