What’s your best advice for young preachers? A few weeks ago, I got on Twitter and asked this question to some of the top pastors in the United States and Canada. Although they are incredibly busy, many of them graciously…
How many Christians have missed a chance for evangelism because they were ashamed of talking about Jesus? Too often we are guilty of “being ashamed of the gospel of Christ.” We’re embarrassed about bearing witness for fear that we might be…
Without a purpose for your life or ministry, you will have a lot of activity with little progress. Nestled in the suburbs of San Jose, California, is an interesting tourist attraction: an estate built by the heir of the Winchester rifle fortune….
Have you ever watched a really good TED talk? Like this one, this one, or this one. TED talks are some of the best presentations on the planet. The idea of a great TED talk becomes viral. As pastors, I believe…
What you truly believe is shown more through your actions than your words. In college I was asked to prepare a lesson to teach to my speech class. We were graded on our creativity and ability to drive home a…
Does our busyness negatively impact our children? In the “Ask the Children” survey, researcher Ellen Galinsky interviewed more than a thousand children in grades three through twelve and asked parents to guess how kids would respond. One key question asked…
If we don’t make a habit of tithing when we are poor, would we really tithe if we were rich? In his book The Little Red Book of Wisdom, author Mark DeMoss tells a story about John D. Rockefeller. The…
Since the world is broken, can God really exist? A woman I know named Sheryl went to a salon to have her nails manicured. As the beautician began to work, they began to have a good conversation about many subjects….
God does not love us based on our performance; he loves us based on our position as his children. Since Charisse was about six months old, I’ve made it a weekly habit to allow Lucretia to sleep in while I…