Dietrich Bonhoffer, one of the past centuries’ great theological minds, once said, "The renewal of the western world lies solely in the divine renewal of the Church".As I get more and more involved in...  Read More

Every leadership expert in the world knows that success never happens alone. We all know that if we try to achieve success on our own, we can only ever reach the limit of our capacity. We are all fami...  Read More

In life and the kingdom of God, there are two equal realities, the reality of “what is” and the reality of “what if”. We are all familiar with the “what is”. It is what we know, what we are comfortabl...  Read More

The gospels are very clear about the primary purpose that followers of Jesus have during our remaining time on earth. Jesus's direct words, his candor within the culture he created, and the larger pic...  Read More

Many psychologists, neurologists, sociologists, cult leaders, employers and spouses have tried to understand where intuition comes from. Some say that it comes from deep within our subconscious; other...  Read More

I heard it said a long time ago that during his ministry on earth, Jesus fulfilled three primary roles as he birthed the Kingdom of God.I do not remember the source of this concept or even where I was...  Read More

I have a friend who is in a relationship with someone and is at that difficult stage where she is wondering where the relationship is going. Is the relationship heading down the aisle, or is the relat...  Read More

A number of years ago, the Orlando Magic were on a march to make their way to the Eastern Conference Championships. I must admit that I have always disliked sports fans who have decided to follow a te...  Read More

Integrity matters. It matters more than it used to, and it matters more than we know. It was a matter close to Jesus’ heart, and we need to spend much more time and energy addressing it than we alread...  Read More

“The kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old." - Matthew 13:52Not so much now, but until recent years, I had a rather unusual shape....  Read More

In this season of Lent, I have been thinking a lot about the issue of brokenness. A state of our heart that we often want to overlook, dismiss, and wash away in so much of our feel-good Christianity. ...  Read More

Recently, I spoke about and compared our relationship with Jesus as a growth continuum, similar to climbing a step ladder. The premise is that no matter where we are in our relationship with God, we c...  Read More