Oct 8, 2021 | Perspectives
It’s not a setup for a bad joke. This story really happened. My friends and I were taking an Uber to a local pizza place after attending a missions conference in Houston, Texas. All three of us were church planters, which means we split the fourteen-dollar charge for...
Oct 1, 2021 | Inspiration
If you’re like many believers, you feel confident you’re past the magic-lamp phase of prayer. You understand surrender. You understand God’s will. And yet, no matter how good we are at surrender, we each hold on to something in our lives. That one thing we keep...
Sep 24, 2021 | Inspiration
Nick Vujicic came into the world with no arms and no legs, but only a six-inch appendage with two toes on the left side of his torso, and no medical explanation. The whole church wondered why God would allow the pastor’s son to be born with such a birth defect. But...
Sep 17, 2021 | Perspectives
“Mark, I don’t even know where to begin,” Matt stated as we talked over coffee. “The needs of my church are so great that I often feel paralyzed. I don’t know what the first step should even be.” It can seem overwhelming for a church to care for the vast needs of the...
Sep 10, 2021 | Perspectives
Today as a minister of the gospel we must manage hot buttons issues that can quickly sabotage the mission of God. Like many pastors today I went to seminary which for the most part is training to reach people already in the fold. But what if these hot button issues...
Sep 3, 2021 | Inspiration
A few years back, I was representing my Camp at a Christian Youth Conference. To encourage people to stop, we usually tried to have something “fun”. In the past, we used drawings for prizes, free candy, illusions, balloon animals, and more. This year, however, I...
Aug 30, 2021 | Perspectives
Sadhu Sundar Singh, a beloved Christian from India, told a story of a high-caste man in India who collapsed from heat exhaustion while waiting on a railway station platform. He explained, someone ran to the faucet, filled a cup with water, and brought it to the man in...
Aug 20, 2021 | Inspiration
A lot of images come to mind with the word entrepreneur. There’s a Silicon Valley stereotype that includes a button-down shirt with a Patagonia vest. A lot of people will think of someone young, someone working in technology. Few people would think of a gardener. But...
Aug 13, 2021 | Inspiration
The word calling has dominated Christian circles in recent years, and it has taken on a mysterious power that no one seems to have nailed down. Does God call people into certain jobs and professions? Is calling a special spiritual experience? Are some people called...
