
My wife and I don’t have children, and the most I had ever been involved with family ministry at our church was the three-year period that we spent volunteering in the four-year-old class on Sunday morning, where our largest victory…
My wife and I don’t have children, and the most I had ever been involved with family ministry at our church was the three-year period that we spent volunteering in the four-year-old class on Sunday morning, where our largest victory…
This year in two locations, Dallas and Louisville, resulted in more people attending this year than last. The D6 Conference is a place where we set aside all peripheral differences and concentrate on what is near to our heavenly Father’s heart—the…
At D6 2012, Fred Luter (Pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans) made a statement that has stuck with me ever since. He said, “We can’t isolate kids from the culture, but we can insulate them with God’s Word.” Isn’t that a…
In the beginning there were children and adults. But then, around 1900, cultural shifts in American education, industrialization, and the law led to a new stage of life—youth. At first youth were a high priority to parents and culture. The…
It’s to the joy of students and the dismay of many educators. Distance education. I did some of my coursework through distance education, and it was wonderful to “be educated” without disruption of other life activities. It’s helpful for those…
When I get hungry, I get desperate and difficult. If anyone steps in between me and my snack, you can be sure it won’t be pretty. If you ask me to share, I might give up a small bite, but…
Every religion has a sacred book. Only Christianity has the incarnation, which literally means “en-flesh-ment.” God became a flesh-and-blood human being to reveal Himself to us in a way written words could not accomplish. The gospel of John tells us that “the Word became flesh and dwelt…
What if you found out that a specific group of families in your community were unreached with the gospel? What if I told you that families from this group regularly share stories with me about rejection from churches? You’d want…
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And He has claimed you as His, regardless of any other labels the world places on you: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your…