This is a quick post for all of you who have been asking for a high definition version of our “Communion” video. It’s now available. Enjoy! … [Read more...]

I always love a good zinger. I heard about a great one that took place in the early 1900's where "The Times", a British publication, invited several authors to submit essays on the theme "What's Wrong With The World?" One person who submitted was author and scholar, G. K. Chesterton. What I wouldn't give to see the look on the editor's face when he read Chesterton's brief "essay". Here's what he wrote: Dear Sirs, I am. Sincerely yours, G. K. Chesterton ZING!!! I guess that's technically a reverse zinger, but what a … [Read more...]

As a 13-year-old boy from a small town in the South, the words social injustice were two words that had no relevance to my life. In fact, the idea that many would lie down at the end of the day with an empty stomach, feeling a chill in the air and with no place to call home was foreign to me. That is what made my first trip to our nation's capitol a life-altering experience for me-both for the social exposure I gained and the lesson I was taught concerning community as Christ intended. It was a beautiful day as our school group … [Read more...]

I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of My mouth.Revelation 3:15-16, HCSB Very little good came out of the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A wide array of government agencies failed to work together and thus failed hundreds of thousands of people in Mississippi and Louisiana who were counting on their help. However, one personality surfaced from the tragedy to give me a battle cry I … [Read more...]

The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: For gaining wisdom and being instructed; for understanding insightful sayings; for receiving wise instruction [in] righteousness, justice, and integrity; for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced, knowledge and discretion to a young man- a wise man will listen and increase his learning, and a discerning man will obtain guidance- For understanding a proverb or a parable, the words of the wise, and their riddles. Proverbs 1:1-6 In college I wrestled for the … [Read more...]

I didn't grow up in a Christian home, and my church background has largely been focused on grassroots church plants ministering to college students and young adults. As a result, I haven't had much exposure to some of the giants of Christianity who have mentored many of today's influential church leaders. This changed, however, when I attended this year's Rethink Conference (rethink.com), where I had the privilege of listening to several men and women of faith whose journeys have spanned 30, 40, 50+ years. These are individuals who … [Read more...]