Nearly every presidential candidate has been cast as a villain in the last few months. Trump will make the world hate us, Sanders will bankrupt us, and Hillary…well…surely she’ll do something horrible. I’ve heard the debates raging on Facebook and on the news outlets. But I’m here to tell you that the real villains in the presidential primaries and…
I don’t know of a single Christian who doesn’t want to make an impact on our world. For better or worse, we all want to be able to speak and for our words to have weight. Unfortunately, I see a few things that keep Christians from having any actual influence on the people around them. Most…
Remember that toy you wanted more than anything as a kid? Maybe you saw those commercials on TV that showed the only way any kid would be happy is if he or she was playing with that one toy. It could have been GI Joe, Barbie, or even that Nickelodeon stuff called Gak. Inevitably what…
I have a confession to make. Historically, most of my Bible knowledge has been second-hand. In truth, I know more Bible than the average Christian. I was raised as a pastors kid on the mission field, attending a Christian private school that made me memorize the entire book of Philippians… I have a lot of Bible…
On a road trip this week, a song came up on Spotify that I’d forgotten about. It was one of two songs the artist had recorded when I heard about them last year. I figured I’d check to see if they had recorded anything else. They hadn’t. And their website was down. It’s like the…
Did you know the Salvation Army isn’t just a series of thrift stores? They’re actually an international denomination with churches all around the world. There’s probably a Salvation Army church in your town. I had the privilege of speaking at a worship arts conference for their western territory last weekend. And I got to learn…
God wants to use you to do great things! It’s something nearly every preacher preaches from the pulpit. But when it comes down to it, most people don’t really believe that statement. Sure, they believe it in the same way they believe the universe is ever-expanding. Great concept, doesn’t really matter to my everyday life,…
Travel is one of the very best ways to get a huge perspective on your life. Unfortunately, travel isn’t an option for everyone. Work/school schedules and budgets can certainly get in the way of taking that big vacation to Paris to experience all the art and culture. So what do you do when travel isn’t an…
You know that guy at church? The one you avoid? Perhaps you choose a different service time so you don’t have to see them. Maybe you schedule yourself to volunteer on weeks where they won’t be serving with you. Maybe you even wait in your car until service starts so you won’t have to talk to them in the…
More than any other generation, Millennials have a huge opportunity for entrepreneurship. Seriously, it’s easy to start a business and actually make money. Technology has done away with the need for business loans, expensive office spaces, or even large inventories. It’s also opened the opportunity for non-traditional companies: blogs, Instagram celebrity-ship, consulting, online life coaching,…