COURAGE by Craig Ireland Too many Christians, including pastors, are judging Charlie Kirk's ministry by offence, not truth. They're distancing themselves because his campus talks unsettle people, as if controversy negates Gospel impact and value. This is backwards....
Who is the most joyful person you know? Stop—don’t keep on reading. I want you to think about the most joyful person you know. How do you feel when you’re around them? Why We Must Choose Joy Daily In the providence of God, I was to teach Philippians 1 with the title...
Understanding God’s Destiny for You Amid Life’s Struggles Do you believe in God’s destiny for you? I’m nearing half a century as a pastor. Fifty years is plenty of time to hear how many people struggle in life. I’ve learned the question to ask. If you and I were...
Seeing the Supernatural Through Biblical and Investigative Lenses Do We Have a Guardian Angel? A Look at the Evidence Beliefs about angels are typically an amalgam of what people pick up from popular culture, what they remember from childhood cartoons, and what they...
Years ago, a friend of mine led a conversational ESL class for immigrant women in her town. She covered all the things you need to know to get established in a foreign culture. Registering kids for school, medical care, routes. How to grocery shop and cook with...
Forty years ago on an early afternoon in October while driving on a North Carolina interstate, I turned to Jesus as my Savior and Lord. This past October, almost to the day 40 years later, I found myself driving that same NC highway. And in a very clear touch from...
Will You Be a Pillar? A week after I preached my Platforms to Pillars sermon in London, I was leaving a speaking event, feeling exhausted after a brutal season of conflict, betrayal, and discouragement. On this trip, I had the privilege of catching up with other...
Have You Felt That Insidious Pressure to Perform? A poor man plodded toward home, bent under a heavy sack of potatoes. A wagon drew up beside him. “Climb aboard,” the driver said. The man climbed into the wagon, dragging his burden with him. He sat but continued to...
If you’ve ever visited a playground to watch the sheer delight of children at play you might have observed the reality that a child’s joy isn’t centered on striving. Childlike joy flows from being present to the moment and simply receiving what is being given: a push...
If we move fast enough and go hard enough, we just might reach the ridiculous goals we’ve set for ourselves. But just as New Coke didn’t win by getting out there fast and Jesus didn’t try to get there first, we won’t win with speed or haste if we are not anchored in...
COURAGE by Craig Ireland Too many Christians, including pastors, are judging Charlie Kirk's ministry by offence, not truth. They're distancing themselves because his campus talks unsettle people, as if controversy negates Gospel impact and value. This is backwards....
Who is the most joyful person you know? Stop—don’t keep on reading. I want you to think about the most joyful person you know. How do you feel when you’re around them? Why We Must Choose Joy Daily In the providence of God, I was to teach Philippians 1 with the title...
Understanding God’s Destiny for You Amid Life’s Struggles Do you believe in God’s destiny for you? I’m nearing half a century as a pastor. Fifty years is plenty of time to hear how many people struggle in life. I’ve learned the question to ask. If you and I were...
Seeing the Supernatural Through Biblical and Investigative Lenses Do We Have a Guardian Angel? A Look at the Evidence Beliefs about angels are typically an amalgam of what people pick up from popular culture, what they remember from childhood cartoons, and what they...
Years ago, a friend of mine led a conversational ESL class for immigrant women in her town. She covered all the things you need to know to get established in a foreign culture. Registering kids for school, medical care, routes. How to grocery shop and cook with...
Forty years ago on an early afternoon in October while driving on a North Carolina interstate, I turned to Jesus as my Savior and Lord. This past October, almost to the day 40 years later, I found myself driving that same NC highway. And in a very clear touch from...
Will You Be a Pillar? A week after I preached my Platforms to Pillars sermon in London, I was leaving a speaking event, feeling exhausted after a brutal season of conflict, betrayal, and discouragement. On this trip, I had the privilege of catching up with other...
Have You Felt That Insidious Pressure to Perform? A poor man plodded toward home, bent under a heavy sack of potatoes. A wagon drew up beside him. “Climb aboard,” the driver said. The man climbed into the wagon, dragging his burden with him. He sat but continued to...
If you’ve ever visited a playground to watch the sheer delight of children at play you might have observed the reality that a child’s joy isn’t centered on striving. Childlike joy flows from being present to the moment and simply receiving what is being given: a push...
If we move fast enough and go hard enough, we just might reach the ridiculous goals we’ve set for ourselves. But just as New Coke didn’t win by getting out there fast and Jesus didn’t try to get there first, we won’t win with speed or haste if we are not anchored in...
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