AUTHOR/Director

Lawrence J. McGaffie 11

Who Am I ?

I come from a relatively small family with an older half brother and a younger sister. I now have a beautiful wife and daughter who I love to love.

To understand me you would have to understand my upbringing. I was raised in church. The story behind my birth is quite interesting actually. My mother had two miscarriages before she had me. She prayed the prayer of Hannah from the Bible and asked God to give her a child and she would give the child back to Him. She got pregnant with me. From then on, she joined church and raised me that way. Funny thing is, God not only answered her prayer but gave her another child.

I accepted my calling to preach the gospel when I was 19. Since then I have had a burden for those dead in trespasses and sins. I love to pray. There is no greater pleasure than communication with my Father. I have been called a prayer warrior by some. That is probably because I strongly believe, according to Scripture, Christians should pray daily, even multiple times a day.

All followers of Christ should care for souls. My great burden is for the church today. My spirit is grieved over the many people who are being led astray by false doctrines. My spirit is broken by those who struggle daily and constantly in this life and fall away because of pressure. The world is full of so much stuff designed to take our hearts away from Christ. Sadly, many followers of Christ don't realize this.

As a result of these burdens, I began to write. I have been writing everything from short stories to plays for church to poetry since I was in grade school. The reason this website exists is because of that burden.

It is my prayer and great concern that you, whether believer or still searching, will have a wonderful and gracious opportunity to experience Christ in His fullness. It is for this reason that I hope this site remains to the glory of my God and His eternal Son Jesus Christ.

May God Bless You,

-Lawrence J. McGaffie II

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q&a

Wife:
Tina

Kid(s):

Anna/08-23-08, I also support Manisha Devi in India through world vision/05-22-07

Where were you born and where have you lived?
Born in Houston Tx and have lived in Clarksville,TN and Sierra Vista, AZ

Best childhood memory:
Camping with my family

Most embarrassing moment:

I shaved my head bald when I was about 14 and it became grossly infected.

What are you most known for saying?
Wonderful!

If your house were burning, what is the one thing you would grab?
My computer or memory stick but probably more my computer since even though I have a memory stick I hardly save my work to it.

Favorite quote:
In living we die....

Favorite color(s):
White, Black, and Gold

Hobbies and/or favorite thing(s) to do in your leisure time:
Read, write stories, study Scripture

Collect anything?
Ideas

A band/artist that inspired you the most:
Ted Dekker

What’s on your ipod playlist?
Mercy Me, Jeremy Camp, Jason Gray, Sanctus Real, Casting Crowns, Matthew West, Francesca Battistelli, Aaron Shust, Building 420, can you tell I love music, Preachings of Leonard Ravenhill, Paris Reidhead, David Wilkerson, Ray Comfort, and A.W. Tozer

Favorite Movie(s):
Fireproof, Ratatouille, Facing the Giants,

Favorite Book(s):
I would fill this page up with favorite books....Ted Dekker's: When Heaven Weeps, Adam, Sinner, Saint, Blink of an Eye; Frank Peretti's: Oath, This Present Darkness, Piercing the Darkness, Prophet; Rees Howell's Intercession; Praying Hyde; Revival Fire; Knowing God

Are you working on any projects?

I am. I'm writing a book, The Crucified Mind: The Psychology of a True Christian. It's basically a book for serious Christians, devoted to serving God and dying to self. It separates those who are going through the motions from those who truly love God. It separates the heresies of this day from the pure and holy truth of God's Word. It calls believers to a deeper prayer life, a longing for eternity, a yearing to be clothed with immortality.

It's due out Spring 2009.

What for you is a good book and/or what is your favorite thing about writing?
A good book has intriguing elements of surpise and suspense as well as a plot strong enough to fit everyday life situations. I remember the lessons weaved through out the book more than anything. My favorite thing about writing is evoking images in the reader's mind. I love to play with words and metaphors.

What qualifications allow God to use you?

Good Question. Of course, the Holy Spirit actively working within me to reproduce the life of Christ qualifies me. My strength is in Christ alone. But to be more specific, I believe everyone has talents and abilities that God gave them to use for Him. I'm always blessed when I listen to Christian artist, and the words seem to flow from their heart. It gives a new dimension and quality to the work done. In the same way, my talents and abilites give my work a quality different from others, work that flows from a heart and life filled with the love of Christ.

I love to study. I have had the awesome opportunity to dive into old time preachers like Leonard Ravenhill, Tozer, Wesley, Finney, Spurgeon, etc...By the grace of my God, I was allowed to study those who He has used before. It helps separate some of new age doctrine that has sprang up in recent years.

The most important quality, however, is a Spirit-filled life. No teaching, study, or talent is better than the Holy Spirit. It is my firm belief, that those who a real and sincere will seek God and He will show them everything they need to know. God has showed me so much through His Word, I can't help but to praise Him and help someone else.

What is the ram and the Scripture all about?

Haha....At first glance it probably looks a little weird. It basically stands for the life of Christ. He was like a lamb being led to the slaughter. In other words, Christ came to this earth knowing He would die and then went to His death without a mumbling word. We too as believers should live on this earth knowing we have to die to self and then go to our deathing singing praises to God.

What is Joseph Mac Ministries all about?

Joseph Mac is not a person. It a symbol. Joseph Mac represents the new, the redeemed, those who answered the call of God. It is no different than Scripture telling us that the old things have passed away. Joseph Mac says, "behold the new". Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel. I'm simply tagging a life long fact with a new name. Every born again believer represents Joseph Mac. As Paul, Peter, James, and John were apostles during the life of the early church, Joseph Mac represents the same during this present life of the church.

Where did the name come from?

A combination of my middle and last name

What is one piece of advice you would give to a person considering Christ or a new believer?

Love God through Christ, that's the only way....His Way

"They who die a great death will live a great life"-LM

Jeremiah 11:19 "I was like a lamb being led to the slaughter.....'Let's destroy this man and all his words,' they said. 'Let's cut him down, so his name will be forgotten forever.'"