Mirage #2: I Want God to Fix Everything without Touching Anything
Sometimes we ask God “Please,” followed by “No thank you.” Why? This video based on Daniel McCoy’s Mirage: 5 Things People Want from God That Don’t Exist examines the desire […]
How Can Churches Cultivate a Disciple Making Culture? Q&A with Brandon Guindon
Jesus’ mission for the church is to make disciples who make disciples. But we can’t become a disciple making church just preaching about it or by just going through a […]
Mirage #1: I Want God to Love Me by Affirming My Decisions
When we want God to love us, what exactly are we asking of Him? This video based on Daniel McCoy’s Mirage: 5 Things People Want from God That Don’t Exist […]
A Resilient Church in a Cancel Culture
There’s a joke that’s told about a couple of hunting buddies who are walking along outside when one of them collapses to the ground and goes motionless. When his friend […]
The Less We Use This, the More Relevant It Will Become.
I predict that the Bible is going to increase in its relevance in the near future. To explain, I’d like to tell two boat stories. Boat #1 – A Disposable […]
A Tragic Choice for a Hill to Die On
We aren’t as strong as we think we are. Heaven-hell cycles seem to be speeding up. So small was the latest cycle that those of us who are Americans couldn’t […]
Disciples of Jesus Choose Hope – Q&A with Michael Patterson
*Editor’s Note: In an anxious and angry season, how can disciples of Jesus practically show the world the hope of Jesus? At the juncture of 2020 and 2021, I was […]
Try to Avoid a Star Wars Christmas
Star Wars — Choosing “With” Over Holiday Overload Drawing from the infamous Holiday Special, overstuffed plans turn Christmas into chaos instead of peace. Instead, the word with reframes the season […]