As a spiritual leader, I’ve discovered that my greatest need is a close, personal relationship with Jesus Christ.Jesus is my salvation, strength, wisdom, redeemer, sanctification — He is my everything. He is a living, personal Savior who walks with me, guides me and holds me through every joy and every sorrow.Thus, I need time alone [...]
Our group was meeting in Brenda’s apartment for a seven-week study on the book of John. One night, we were studying chapter 6 about Jesus feeding the 5,000 families.Through the years, I've appreciated the great opening and discussion questions in Serendipity Bible for Groups. This particular night, the opening question was, “When was a time [...]
I caught him.The incident happened a little over six months ago. The time: 8 a.m. The day: Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. He was standing at the front of a classroom — Bowers Hall 201 to be exact. I did not let him see me, but from my hallway perch I could see what he was [...]
My first church was a blank slate — a place with no members — where God allowed me to walk alongside a growing church family for 12 incredible years. Recently, my wife, Shirlene, and I returned to celebrate the church’s 25th anniversary — a special homecoming.As we gathered in a circle of familiar faces, we [...]
Recent studies by Barna Research and Pew Research indicate that many people who have left mainstream, evangelical and Catholic churches over the past 25 years are open to returning.Approximately 40 million people have left churches in the past 25 years, a number greater than the total who joined during the last Great Awakening.Not all churches [...]
God has promised a special gift to His church and His people living in the last days. This promise is illustrated in a very familiar passage found in Joel 2:28–29: “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, [...]
