Paul Foss had never experienced anything like it before or since. Even to retell it today, he knows it sounds fantastical, but every detail is preserved in his memory. As he sat listening to a sermon by Rick Warren, he felt a sudden energy in his body like it was on fire. He sensed God telling him to write, so he grabbed a yellow piece of paper and a pencil and waited.

As though taking some divine dictation, he wrote: “Helping ordinary men be transformed into mighty warriors for King Jesus. Seven minutes a day, one hour a week, two hours a month, two weekends a year.”

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