Thousands of prayers… over 6 decades of them, and my faithful God has not ever turned a deaf ear to a single one. He has never failed me yet. He has yet to disappoint me. He has not taken back one of his promises. And...
It’s morning. Light breaks though the darkness and illuminates the world around us; dawn presents a fresh canvas on which to live a new day, and a glorious opportunity to begin again. Yesterday is history. Today is the day we do it again- do it...
Graduation brings a swell of emotions as parents launch their kids out into the world, and young grads wide-eyed with excitement anticipate the adventure ahead. It’s bittersweet- but as Dr. Seuss said, “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” Amid celebrations, gifts, tassels and...
Freedom is costly. It comes at a great price; fought for and bought at the risk of the lives of men and women of conviction– determined to win that freedom not merely for themselves, but for people they most likely would never know– like you...
This is one of my all time favorite messages, preached by Dr. John Piper 21 years ago to a group of young people at Passion’s OneDay conference in Memphis, TN— and it has never lost its power. I’ve read & listened to this message so...
Biblically speaking, victory never comes from keeping up the frantic pace of the world, running in every direction, trying to make it all happen. God’s prescription for victory always begins with, “Be still… stand still… and see ME fight for you!”⠀ ⠀ Moses answered the people, “Do...
The State of Theology (through Ligonier Ministries) publishes a research project every 2 years with the help of Lifeway research. In September 2020 they found that 30% of evangelical Christian adults believe that Jesus was a great teacher, but that he was not God, and...
We’ve got to get some “Holy Gumption” when it comes to speaking out about Biblical Truth and faith in Christ vs. the deconstruction of our faith that’s being tolerated in the Church. That deconstructed version claims to “update” the Word of God with a gross...
When it comes to sin, Christians are taking one of two positions. We’re either standing in conviction or we’re compromising the truth and becoming progressive in our thinking about faith in Jesus Christ. People will tell us, “Oh, well, that's not *loving* to take such...
The culture’s norms have infiltrated the Church to the extent that there is now a *movement* of Christianity that is, for lack of a better term, more politically correct, more lenient, more liberal. It’s called “Progressive Christianity” – but in no way is this movement...