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What Makes You Happy?

Nearly 195,000,000 people want to be happy… Or at least that many have viewed Pharrell Williams’ smash hit on YouTube – and if you have seen it, you know that

April 21, 2014

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Why Do I Believe Heaven is for Real?

To wonder about the afterlife is to be human, is it not? I’m fairly convinced that while our feline and canine friends wistfully dream of apprehending mice and enjoying postal

April 14, 2014

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Christians Ought to Say Something

It really is A Great Big World, isn’t it? And with so many people on this planet, why do we have such a difficult time simply saying something that we

March 31, 2014

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Agents of G.O.D.

“The world is full of evil and lies and pain and death, and you can’t hide from it—you can only face it. The question is, when you do, how do

February 17, 2014

Gospel Advancing Ministry

10 Strategic Reasons I Chose to Invest My Life in Youth Ministry

Sometimes I get asked questions that smack of “When are you going to get a real job?” In other words, when am I going to outgrow working with teenagers and

February 6, 2014

Leading a Youth Ministry

Evangelism – Where Do I Begin?

I was recently reflecting on that pivotal moment in my spiritual journey and ministry when I realized how poorly I was doing at evangelism. When I say poorly, I really

January 23, 2014

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Wake Me Up Before It’s All Over!

Over 224 million people want to be woken up when it’s all over… Or at least they enjoy listening to the song Wake Me Up while watching a relatively senseless

January 13, 2014

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If This Year Were Your Last Year

Have you nailed down your New Year’s resolutions for 2014 yet? If you are having difficulty, here is a list of the most popular commitments that people make (then break)

December 30, 2013

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12 ways to share Christ this Christmas

1. Invite neighbors over to your house for egg nog (or whatever) and let the conversation naturally unfold. Idea: …

December 19, 2013

Soul Fuel

Is Lorde Quoting The Lord?

Bummer that I didn’t grow up wealthy… Well perhaps I was rich (and you too) compared to most of the planet, but definitely not by the standards set by the

December 2, 2013

Youth Outreach Ideas

Tribal Evangelism

It wasn’t planned. It wasn’t expected. But God allowed a unique experience in sharing the Gospel to unfold on one of our mission trips last summer that was one of the

November 19, 2013

Youth Outreach Ideas

Serving Our School

This past year I began planting the seed with our students of living THE Cause of Christ on their school campuses. Some students immediately gravitated to this idea and began

November 19, 2013