Almost anything you read about Millennials paints a disheartening picture. The research on this generation, as a whole, is burdening. So I jumped on the opportunity to preach Spiritual Emphasis Week at Truett-McConnell University. After three days on the campus of TMU, my burden for Millennials is mixed with a[...]
“And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 The majority of Americans claim some form of Christianity. Yet, less than two percent view their lives and the world[...]
“Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’” Acts 2:38 Some say that if God doesn’t judge America, then He will have to apologize[...]
As a traveling evangelist, I talk with a variety of pastors and church members each week. If there’s one common thread to those conversations, it’s the dire condition of American society. I firmly believe, however, that the conversation needs to shift from “them” to “us”. After all, the decline of[...]
“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall be one flesh.” Genesis 2:24 God designed marriage for partnership, for pleasure, and for parenting. His definition of marriage today is consistent with His design in the Garden of Eden.[...]
“Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.” 1 John 3:4 People don’t talk much about sin these days. According to progressive thinkers, it’s judgmental to label particular actions as sinful. Even in Christian circles the conversation has moved to acceptable sins versus unacceptable sins. And[...]
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:1, 14 The word progressive is[...]
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 There is an idea among some evangelicals that a change took place in Jesus when He walked on the earth. This train of thought teaches that Jesus gained a greater understanding of our sin nature by experiencing[...]
The world was recently fixated on the rescue of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach, who were trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand for three weeks. As I kept up with the story, I couldn’t help but think about those in need of spiritual rescue. There are[...]