Noah teaches us that WHO is at the center of our lives is much more important than WHAT we are building. Noah didn’t find his identity in the ark—the thing that he was building. He lived in the dream but found his identity in the Dream Giver. Noah didn’t make the ark the center of…
Lego Passion White Flag: Jesus and Obi-Wan Kenobi My son is a Lego movie making junkie and a Star Wars fan. He was stoked to tell me that Jesus in this video is created from the Obi-Wan Kenobi Lego character. Love the song!
The Washington Redskins are changing their team name because of all the negativity, shame, humiliation, dissent, and polarity.
In Counterfeit Gods, Tim Keller says, “I am not asking whether or not you have rival gods. I assume that we all do; they are hidden in every one of us… In Romans 1:21-25, Paul shows that idolatry is not only one sin among many, but what is fundamentally wrong with the human heart.” How…
“God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the silence of a mother who has infected her child with a virus that will end both their lives. God is in the cries heard under the rubble of war. God is in the debris of wasted opportunity…
(from my upcoming book: Audacity) It takes courage to forgive. It takes boldness to love. Having enemies is no fun. Think back to when you were a child; maybe you had a bully in your neighborhood. Maybe your enemy, or villain, came from a person you thought was your friend—someone you trusted but ended up…
Digital Resources The American Bible Society recently reported that 41 percent of Americans read the Bible digitally. With the tremendous surge in web-based Bible use, it’s no surprise that a wealth of online study tools exist as well. For example: Logos Bible Software (see our Logos giveaway) Accordance Bible Software for Mac ESV Bible Online…
In ministry you will fail. Not because you missed your calling… but because you found your calling. I love these thoughts from Wayne Cordeiro in his book Sifted: Pursuing Growth through Trials, Challenges, and Disappointments: The truth is that you will fail. You simply won’t have what it takes when you begin. You may have…
“Joe Montana’s leadership was grounded in this key characteristic: Despite the fact that he was the starting quarterback, with all of the trappings that come with that position, he never played favorites or believed that a person’s reputation, status, or credentials entitled him to special treatment. When you worked with Joe, you were treated as…
Gordon-Conwell’s Center for the Study of Global Christianity calculates that Christians sent out approximately 400,000 international missionaries in 2010.