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We were set apart from every other living thing – not only were we given a voice to speak, but we were given a conscience and a soul. From the beginning, we were created with the ability to choose.

Perhaps one of the biggest frustrations in life is not knowing where to start. It is a common problem for […]

In a pivotal passage, Jesus explains, “I know my own and my own know me” (John 10:14). In this verse he […]

“Well, you know what they say about the preacher’s daughter.” [Insert boyish snickers and winks here.] This is a phrase […]

In the late nineteenth century, newspaper companies pioneered a powerful marketing concept that still to this day dominates our media […]

Our most dire need in moments of fear and tragedy is the presence of someone who is willing to enter […]

The Christian life is about community. It’s about fellowship. It’s about being one Body. To do this you have to […]

I’m just a dad.  I don’t have a PhD in parenting. I haven’t studied personality theory nor have I researched […]

Often when I put my daughter to bed I will not only pray with her, but I’ll catch myself repeating […]

(Originally posted February 2015) Newsweek has started 2015 with a cover article entitled “The Bible: So Misunderstood It’s a Sin.” […]

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” (Jesus in Matthew 24:35 NLT) The Christian Bible […]

John 2:1-10 chronologically records the first miracle recorded in the Bible that Jesus performed: Turning water into wine at a […]

I recently wrote that Augustine, though raised by his Christian mother to love Jesus, was not a Christian for a […]

My whole life changed when I realized something as a young mama: Church was not enough. I know, I know […]

Why should you study the Bible? It’s old. It’s long. There are a lot of weird names in it. And […]

At one point in my life, I wanted to be an archeologist. I thought it would be amazing to dig […]

In some ways, discipling Gen Z (those born anywhere from 1999-2015) is no different from any other generation preceding it. […]

In an article in the New Yorkermagazine, author Malcolm Gladwell writes that vicious dogs are often not inherently vicious, but are […]

When I was a kid, I was not motivated to learn how to ride a bike. It just wasn’t something […]

Church planting is relational because the gospel is relational. When Jesus commissioned the disciples to “go and make disciples,” it […]

Is it possible to have a thriving relationship with God even in the middle of a culture gone crazy? Absolutely! And […]

Ever heard a gospel presentation that went something like this: “We are sinners and our sin separates us from God. […]

By Larry Barker, Director of North American Church Planting Our family was living in Romania in 2000 and we had […]

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Spring Hunter is a woman who grew up in complete poverty, religiously adhered to a cult, suffered parental abandonment, became […]

It wasn’t until after my first year of college that I was truly saved.  You’re probably thinking, what does that […]

There are countless voices in our culture ringing through the air with definitions of what men should be like in […]

Every time I see that phrase tweeted or represented in a pretty meme of some kind, I want to yell, […]

All it took was an invitation. An invitation to go to the church around the corner.  My family had just […]

“Jesus died on a cross.”  We should not be able to utter that without an utterly overwhelming shudder of awe, […]