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Personal Holiness and Civic Responsibility Last week, I wrote concerning the reluctant manner of the mass unconsciousness that our culture seems to be entering into 2018. With 2017 being one for the record books, and not in a good way, the onslaught of bad news and tragedy have given many a bit of weariness about […]

Evidence abounds that the festivities of the holiday season are over. If your house is anything like mine, then it’s going through a transition between Christmas and ‘normal decorum.’ The fridge has a few remnants of unhealthy, delicious food, the scales probably show a few more pounds, and the forthcoming return to work and school […]

Christmas means that the altar (i.e. the presence of God) becomes our address. Christmas means that it is now possible to become friends with God. And this week, before the big day arrives, we see that Christmas means we have a Savior to make known. The outcast evangelists One of my favorite parts of […]

We began our Christmas blog series focusing on the supernatural shift that takes place under the new covenant. In the Old Testament, we would have to go to an altar, or rather someone would go to an altar on our behalf. In the New Testament, the altar has come to us (i.e. Immanuel meaning ‘God with […]

My wife has OCD (Obsessive Christmas Disorder). It is a condition that endears me to her all the more each year as she decorates our house and fills it with all the smells and sounds of the Christmas season. And why not, after all it is the greatest holiday of the year. While every other […]

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Why the LIFT Tour? – Part 2 – During the LIFT Tour, every attendee will have the opportunity to experience scripture in a very real and relevant way. This year, we will take an in-depth look at the life of Joseph and how he endured the process of being pressed but not CRUSHED. As he […]

Play A Message of Hope: Sutherland Springs FBC Our hearts and prayers go out to the entire community of Sutherland Springs and First Baptist Church. We stand with you! Today, we thought it would be great if we shared a message of hope and encouragement from our friend Ed Newton, Lead Pastor of Community Bible […]

Part 1 – What Is It? For the last 23 years, I had the privilege of serving as the Pastor of Youth Development at my local church in Decatur, Georgia. During that time, God did some amazing things. Students who were hurting, experienced healing. Those who felt alone and abandoned, experienced acceptance and community. Most […]

Play Leaders Reproduce Who They Are The success and growth of a student ministry greatly depends upon the leaders the student pastor has in place and their engagement and response to the Lord’s guidance. Volunteers can make or break a student ministry, so how can you ensure that you have the right people leading your […]