This past week two of my spiritual mentors died on the same day. I had the privilege of preaching one of their funeral services. One of them led me to Christ and taught me how to preach, the other taught me how to live a genuine Christian life. Both of these men’s influence will continue into eternity because of the…
Next time you are in a group, just ask each person to share what scares them and it will reveal an assortment of fears. I know people that are afraid of heights, spiders, snakes, sharks, water, flying, dogs and a variety of foods. However from my interaction with people I would have thought that dying would always top the list…
Most of us can quickly define the dichotomy between a “Christian” and “Secular” worldview, but what about the difference between “Christian” and “Christian?” What does it mean to live “counter-culturally” within the mainstream church today? We as Christians have tried to define ourselves so as to be easily distinguished from the “world” and defend our faith. But while we were…