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“WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR THE GLORY OF GOD IF YOU KNEW YOU WOULD NOT FAIL?!” Dr. Jay Strack declares in a booming voice. There you sit, in a sea of young, like-minded, optimistic leaders with thoughts running through your brain at an adrenaline-charged pace. Your mind races with floods of ideas or maybe one […]

The boxes don’t fit anymore The categories have all gone topsy-turvy There used to be an invisible line Erased There used to be a code whispered among us Silence There was once a path made straight Crooked Competitive chaos now surrounds Hypocritical compromise now abounds Gone are the days of God and his ways Now […]

Where Have All the Peacemakers Gone? The never-ending contentious environment that is the current state of affairs… The us versus them mentality that seems to accompany every issue… Justice being used as political bargaining chips… The truth being overshadowed by shouts and accusations… In a world of division, strife, boycotts, and seemingly every issue being politicized… I can’t help but […]

Late night flights have been a theme throughout the last seventeen years I have spent on the road… and, unfortunately, so have delayed flights. A few years ago, it was such a flight and that kind of night! I was finally sitting on a plane that had previously tormented its passengers with the promise […]

For over two decades, Student Leadership University has had the privilege and honor of serving tens of thousands of student pastors, youth workers, educators and their volunteer teams by providing an incredible gift called Youth Pastor Summit (YPS). This leadership-equipping conference is our opportunity to say “thank you” for investing in the lives of students. […]

For over two decades, I had the privilege and honor of being the Youth Pastor to some of the most amazing students in Atlanta, Georgia. During that time, I watched God change lives, affirm kids’ identity, restore families, and heal hurting hearts. Students from all walks of life walked through our doors on a weekly basis […]

For 20 years I crisscrossed the nation, speaking in public school assemblies by day with a message of hope as a former drug addict. At night, churches brought the lost to stadiums and arenas to hear the rest of the story – the freedom and power of salvation by faith and through grace. It was an […]

Disagreeing Well in a Divided Culture A brief guide to Christian disagreement Assassination attempts aimed at Democratic leaders… Massacre of people in a synagogue targeted because of their religion and heritage… Murder of two individuals because of the color of their skin… A lot of evil and injustice has transpired over the last […]

Moments ‘Til Midnight Blog Series: Part 5 Wandering Well…Here’s to the Dreamers of the Day Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, […]

Moments ‘Til Midnight Blog Series: Part 4 Wandering Well…One Journey, Two Names Honestly, is it ‘Saul’ or ‘Paul’? For most of my life, I thought “Saul” was simply his name prior to his conversion and the name “Paul” symbolized that he was, in fact, a new creation after his life-changing encounter with Jesus. This […]