Is God looking for a return on His investment?
In one of his sermons, C. Philip Green tells the following story … In one little Midwestern town, Miss Jones had the distinction of being the oldest […]
07
Mar
2016
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James Scott, Jr.
06
Mar
2016
Because of grace …
There’s no human being alive, or who has ever lived, who has earned or deserves the grace of God. “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short […]
03
Mar
2016
BOOK REVIEW: The title of this new Bible is misleading …
I won’t use this space to rehash my dislike of how Christian publishers are constantly cooking up new ways to repackage the Bible to have a new […]
02
Mar
2016
The essential ingredient to fitness …
Not everyone wants to be fit. That doesn’t sound like a true statement. Surely EVERYONE wants to be fit, right? Well, more than half of Americans would […]
01
Mar
2016
Our spiritual leaders need our prayers and MORE …
In the work I do, I’m blessed with the opportunity to get to know a lot of church leaders, and as I’ve reflected on the lives of […]
29
Feb
2016
Super hero or withering flower?
The “gurus” of the positive-thinking industry make fortunes convincing people that they’re much stronger than they think they are, and they can be anything they want to […]
27
Feb
2016
You don’t have to jump at every opportunity to have a great life …
A couple days ago I noticed the picture above of the Peanuts characters ice skating. I was almost surprised at how viewing the art immediately brought to […]
26
Feb
2016
Are you guilty of stunting kingdom progress?
People who don’t give much, or at all, are often the loudest to pontificate about if God gave a vision for ministry, He’ll provide the resources. That’s […]
25
Feb
2016
A hatred endorsed in scripture …
How many times a week do you hear someone say, “Haters gonna hate”? We throw around the term “hate” with a great ignorance as to its real […]
24
Feb
2016
What do we mean by “doing life together”?
One of the most over-used and unfulfilled phrases in the church today has got to be this: “Doing life together.” It’s probably most applied to describing small […]