I wanted to share a short presentation I made as a resource for the students in my youth ministry. Many of them were asking questions about the trustworthiness of the Bible. Others were having conversations with their friends who are… Read More »The Top 10 Reasons to Trust the Bible
It’s been said many times, and I’ve even said it myself: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result.” I’ve most often heard this statement made in relation to perpetual sin…”a… Read More »The Insanity of Prayer
Are you willing to do the right thing even if it seems impossibly difficult? Are you willing to have the hard conversation that could end a relationship? Are you willing to stand up for your convictions even if no one… Read More »3 Reasons We Don’t Take a Stand
People take work People require time Our hearts bear (Self-inflicted) wounds Our minds transfixed With crime How can we speak Of freedom When we aren’t ready To let go? Of commitment When all we do is go? To hold a… Read More »“People II” – A Poem
People aren’t commodities Simply filling spaces People aren’t “unsolved” People aren’t cases People aren’t numbers People have faces People have hearts Fears And dreams They contain traces Of the Image of Almighty God Shattered, hidden In secret places Forgotten and… Read More »“People” – A Poem
Wow! Reading The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler, some of the words that come to mind are “epic,” “invigorating,” and “instant classic.” This is a work that will go down in history as a timely and timeless clarion call for… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler
1. I need to be an influencer of influencers because… …success without succession is failure. What does it matter what I build if it can’t out-live me? My four primary influencers that I’m trying to influence in a positive way… Read More »LEADERSHIP WEDNESDAY: 5 Lessons I’m Learning as a Leader
Let’s get one thing straight: I have mad props for Greg Laurie. That said, I don’t get this book. This was the second of two audiobooks I listened to in preparation for Easter, and was excited about the premise of… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Road to the Resurrection by Greg Laurie
This was the first of two audiobooks I listened to in preparation for Easter. I was struck by how much meaning Adam Hamilton was able to draw from the seven statements of Jesus from the cross. Very rarely did the… Read More »AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: Final Words by Adam Hamilton
Matthew 28:18-20 contains what has become known as “The Great Commission:” 18Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of… Read More »LEADERSHIP WEDNESDAY: “As you go…”