It was the kind of text, right before I went to bed, that one does not like to receive. A prominent Christian leader texted me a screenshot of a tweet I had published earlier in the day. It was 2016…
I have taught middle school students for 14 years. Each year at my current school, we take our students on a field trip to Florida. My students have an amazing experience that includes snorkeling with manatees, hiking through the forest,…
It was one of those moments. The situational angst and uncertainty vanished in the crackling lightning bolt that thundered through heart, mind, and spirit. God’s prompting became clear. A single, simple sentence sparked the inferno of convinced conviction. “Have the…
If you lead a church, you will have people come, and people go. It’s not talked about often, but it’s a reality of serving in a church at any level. Sometimes you’re thankful that a difficult person has moved on,…
A message from one of our D6 Conference sponsors. If you are invested in resilient child discipleship, you always notice kids. You spot them at the mall, on playgrounds, in grocery stores, at family gatherings and in church. The presence…
D6 2021 was an incredible week filled with truth, wisdom, and insight. Here are some of the “soundbites” from our Main Stage session time together: Dr. Tim Elmore – Generation Z Unfiltered Ingredients to engage Gen Z: Problem to solve:…
In just a few weeks, pastors from across the country are going to gather in-person with safety protocols at the D6 Conference in Orlando. The questions you have to ask before you hit a conference is why am I going?…
It is not an overstatement to say we live in an overly sexualized culture. As a Christian, this is both alarming and disturbing. It is hard enough to navigate these waters individually, but it is even harder to navigate as…
Two of our three children were born with Congenital Hyperinsulinism, a rare genetic disorder of the pancreas, that causes blood sugar to constantly bottom out to dangerously low levels. Shortly after birth they each received a 98% pancreatectomy, and they…