September 2021

In March 2020, almost every church on the planet rushed to not only be online, but also to create as much online presence as possible and to encourage all online engagement. You would think the vast majority of…

Long before the Taliban existed and the CoronaVirus hit our world, 18th century theologian Matthew Henry wrote, "All human life is war." I imagine many of us have felt the reality of this statement over…

Good fall to you all (or good spring to Mike)! Happy to start a blogging series on some of the participants in the new book, Living the Gospel of King Jesus. First up, we have Dr. Michael F. Bird, my good friend and another Scot…

(Permanent musical accompaniment to the blog's favorite Living Canadian last post of the week)This week, a point of personal privilege.Ten years ago this Sunday, I opened the doors of this shebeen for the first time. I was in Orlando,…

Out of the way, Mike Glenn If you are on the staff of Brentwood Baptist Church, you are subject to several requirements and expectations. They are all written and delivered during your onboarding process. Most are what you would expect…

“I don't know what to pray for. I'm not sure how to pray right now. I'm not even sure I want to pray, but I know I need to. I'm just a mess. Have you ever felt this? We all have. Whether we are faced with the…

There is a story that is told often at business conferences about a dog food company that needed to improve their sales. The CEO of the company called a meeting and the problem of declining sales was analyzed by various consultants and…

ENGLEWOOD - For the second week in a row, Broncos outside linebacker Bradley Chubb is listed as questionable…

by Rev. Clark G. Armstrong Marshall Church of the Nazarene The Weeping Jesus Statue is a statue of Jesus crucified in Mumbai (Bombay) who actually weeps over the face of Jesus due to a combination of the elevation, humidity and…

In the late 90s, Joshua Harris burst onto the Christian scene with a book titled I kissed the meeting goodbye, a treatise on courtship and courtship. The book sold millions and made him, in one observer's words, an…

Ministry leaders are exhausted and weary I ran into a friend a few weeks ago and she asked me how I was doing. My response was, “I'm tired. We chatted for a while and I started to think and think…

In coordination with the Barna Research Group, the American Bible Society's 2021 "State of the Bible" has been released. In what can only be called an understatement, the report says that “Gen Z – especially young…

By Kurt Trucksess - CrossWinds Church Children obeying their parents is a direct command from God. Ephesians 6: 1 says, “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for it is righteous. In this verse, obeying one's parents cannot be…

Jim Collins - one of the foremost thinkers on all things business, organization, and leadership - has suggested that to really get to the heart of your purpose, you should ask at least five sequential "why"…

As this year approached, I had an exciting plan to write a travel blog both for Georgia Tech fans going to away games and for fans of opposing teams coming to Atlanta for. see the landscapes. Sadly, COVID has made a comeback and made…