Shame is No Longer My Name: Ministry to At-Risk Youth

Last week, I had the privilege of speaking at Camp David of the Ozarks Banquet for Hope. Their summer camp for prisoners’ kids is very similar to our ministry to

Are You Desperate for God?

Are you desperate for God? Or has the Americanized Christian experience left your faith dull, complacent, lukewarm, and wading in mediocrity. Jon Bloom of Desiring God Ministries observed: The New

Did Spiritual Forces Land Denver and Seattle in the Super Bowl?

Are you praying for your team to win? Half of American sports fans see supernatural forces at play in sports.

Missional or Discipleship Problem in the Western Church?

If you know how to disciple people well, you will always get mission. Somewhere along the way we started separating being “missional” from being a disciple.

Six Things I Think Jesus Might Say to Richard Sherman

You don’t need to be defined by what happened Sunday night.

Procter and Gamble Mom Commercial

Step 1: Watch this clip. Step 2: Pick up the phone. Step 3: Call your mom. Step 4: Tell her you love her. Procter and Gamble Mom Commercial: New ad

Five Things Servant Leaders Do

Thoughts from King David’s servant leadership (Psalm 143)… “And in your steadfast love you will cut off my enemies, and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul, for

10 Challenges for the New Year

This New Year, get comfortable with your own skin. Stop trying to be someone else. No one else can be you. Only you can.

E.M. Bounds on Church Trends and Methods

WE are constantly on a stretch, if not on a strain, to devise new methods, new plans, new organizations to advance the Church and secure enlargement and efficiency for the

Trust in clergy hits record lows

Trust in clergy is at its lowest levels among Americans, a new survey has found. According to the Gallup poll, only 47% of the over 1,000 American adults surveyed said