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Many believers are shocked when they hear of a leader’s moral failure. Godly safeguards can protect against a fall. I was on an airplane between Louisville, Ky., and Dallas, trying to relax between speaking engagements, in the first week of October 2006. As I looked at the Arkansas countryside below, an inward voice suddenly spoke …
Our focus must be on the development of character and skills–not on titles and status! I was thinking the other morning about the many different hats I wear. I realized, to my dismay, that I have at least five different titles–Reverend, Doctor, Pastor, Senior Overseer, Bishop. Are all of these labels necessary? Are titles being …
Jesus overturned every worldly idea about power when He introduced the concept of servant leadership The spirit of Christ is the spirit of ministry. It is in serving, healing, blessing and binding up that the children of the King most resemble their Father. The spirit of Babylon and of Rome is the lust for power, …
Where in Scripture does Jesus ever link the promise of healing with donations? In the 16th century some sectors of the Roman Catholic Church fell into the trap of selling “indulgences,” saying there would be relief in purgatory from the consequences of sins already forgiven. The Catholic Church became rich and powerful, but the people …
On Pentecost, it was Jewish men and women who first received Jesus as their Messiah. Are you aware that your Christian faith was built on a Jewish foundation? Think about it: Jews wrote the entire revelation of Scripture—both Old and New Testaments—except perhaps for the books of Luke and Acts. The Old Testament prophets all …
Don’t be a ministry zombie and give on impulse. For most churches and ministries across the country, fundraising is a vital tool used to raise money necessary to make ministry happen. People need to understand that without financial support significant outreach would be nearly impossible for these organizations. But in many cases, the tail is …
Whenever teenagers take a stand against the culture, people want to know what’s going on.
What utter blasphemy to suggest God can be bribed to favor us by our giving to Him! Nothing makes my blood boil more than the purposeful misinterpretation of or adding to God’s Word for man’s own selfish gain. During the time of Martin Luther, the Roman Catholic Church was notorious for its widespread practice of …
Let’s be leaders who persuade young people to trust Jesus no matter what happens.
Thousands of people around the world are forced into slavery and sexual exploitation. But one Christian organization, the International Justice Mission, is out to stop these atrocities.
We must make it a priority to know what our youth are saying and doing in cyberspace.
Few things are more devastating than the failure of a church leader we trust. Here’s how you can rise above the dissapointment. Not many things are more devastating than when someone in authority—someone we trust—betrays our trust and chooses sin. It’s natural for us to be wounded in such situations. But unless we deal with …
How much time and energy are we willing to spend to evangelize our youth?
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Christians have been working around the clock to help Gulf Coast residents rebuild.