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How do you lead your sheep to where God wants them to be as they follow Him?

During this unprecedented time how can your church serve the servants?

Summer camp is more than just water games and bunk beds; It can be a life changer.

There’s a void in the local church when you aren’t using your spiritual gift.

Instead of going overboard with inclusion in our culture, why don’t we love inclusively?

What should we do when others are experiencing unimaginable grief?

In these difficult times, learn to lead people with plenty of opinions but few real answers.

There’s a better way to teach the next generation to bring about change.

I have a testimony I didn’t want and a lingering ache, but God had a purpose for my story.

We’re meant to spend our time urgently telling people about Jesus’ love for all mankind.

Words can build up or destroy, so next time you lash out, lash your tongue instead.

Goal setting requires intentionality and commitment to really make it stick.

It’s not too late to love people who only know difficulty and strife, and who need Jesus.

Jesus offered a personal, agonizing sacrifice for God’s people that changed the world.

The joy and good news of Christmas is available to all mankind through the perfect gift.

Now more than ever, we need the peace and rest only a holy God can provide.

God has given you stewardship of your church, but willingness to follow is not up to you.

The secular world says we should hate, but Jesus says we should love unconditionally.

God warns us of the tendency to immediately enact our plan without one important thing . . .

God doesn’t send his soldiers into battle without the proper equipment.

As holiday stresses pile up, choose to be still instead of be overwhelmed.

Religion is often self-centered, but God calls us to be others-centered.

Jesus’ impending death on the cross didn’t prevent him from giving thanks in the upper room.

If you have never really taken a step of faith, you may not be truly trusting in God.

Accomplishing God’s call on our lives requires an intimate, prayerful relationship with him.

You’re capable of more than you know, so rely on hidden strengths and trust in yourself.

Throughout their ministry the Gaitans have seen how God plants seeds in people’s hearts.

Christ followers aren’t perfect, but they strive to die to self and live under the Holy Spirit’s power.

How do I accept people without compromising the truth of God’s Word?

God’s plan for us doesn’t include living in fear but living in confident hope.

Leaders, do everything necessary, pay any price, to build a church where God is pleased to dwell.

Prayer could be the secret weapon to life-changing transformation in the lives of those around you.

We weren’t made to live in isolation but in community, so intentionally love and serve others.

“Your walk with God, family life, and ministry must be in biblical balance.” This is Principle #10 of twelve in […]

As I write this, we are starting to feel a change in the air in our part of the country. […]

People need a Savior the world over, so ministry after a catastrophic event is especially important.

Core values are principles and convictions that you have for both your life and your ministry. They are values focusing […]

Sit back a minute, close your eyes and honestly ask yourself what life would be like without hope. Yes, seriously, […]

The strength of our pro-life demonstrations and protests may be ignored, but “the prayer of a righteous person is powerful […]

Is it possible that you are “saved” and in the family of God, but you are sinning and you don’t […]

How you live your life is very important, but how you finish is even more important. Many enter the race, […]

In July of 2018 my pastor at Antioch in Conway, Arkansas, Dr. Jason Aultman, asked each of the national and […]

Time is deceptive. When we are young, we think we have all the time in the world. We think we […]

Right now, we are living in some of the most tumultuous times with a virus that has virtually brought life […]

One of my favorite songs outside the category of worship music is “God Bless the U.S.A.” by Lee Greenwood. Just […]

When Angie and I moved into the first home we ever purchased for ourselves, we moved into an aging neighborhood […]

Several years ago, we moved into a house with a big wrap-around front porch. It is great for quiet sitting […]

Our lives should look like what Scripture defines as a follower of Christ and not to be resembling the world.

“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” (A.W. Tozer) What […]

God receives glory, honor, and praise in heaven continuously around his throne. Revelation 5 says, “And they sang a new song: […]