One phrase sums up the 21st century American mindset—the pursuit of pleasure. It’s easy to see how the lost world is eventually imprisoned by the pleasures they pursue. We live in an addiction culture. Ironically, much of the addiction is fueled by a desire to escape the realities of culture[...]

Many Americans who identify as Christians say they don’t believe in a literal Holy Spirit. The Cultural Research Center of Arizona Christian University found that “62% of self-identified Christians contend that the Holy Spirit is not a real, living being but merely a symbol of God’s power, presence, or purity.”[...]

The goal of progressive thinking is right there in the name—to make progress. But I believe there’s ample proof that progressive ideas are actually causing us to regress as a society. The problem is not hard to see. The goal of progressive thought is to reverse traditional thinking. So, laws[...]

People ask me how North Hall Church grew so quickly. Well, we haven’t done it the way you’re culturally supposed to be a church these days. I’m not a young, hip preacher. I’m loud when I preach and I don’t own a pair of skinny jeans. Thank you, Jesus! So,[...]

We hear the same response after every mass shooting, “We need more gun laws!” Yet, there are already over 20,000 laws regulating the use and ownership of guns in the U.S. Your view on such issues probably falls in line with your political party affiliation. But how should we, as[...]