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The Origin of Everything

Until we recognize the authority of a God who not only creates but also defines, we will chase after the wind.

Acts Full Gospel Church of God in Christ: Back to Basics

Every Saturday church members divided up and spread out across Oakland, California, returning to a tried-and-true evangelism method of knocking on doors.

Aging Well in the Faith

Physically, we can live 40 days without food and three days without water, but only seconds without breathing. Spiritually, we can do no better.

There Is Still Great Opportunity to Serve Jesus, After Age 70 and Beyond

I love to be around older people—that is, older people who have sweetened with age, not those who have soured. Choose which you’d rather be.

5 Steps Toward Racial Justice and Reconciliation

Racial justice and reconciliation are central to the gospel. Here's how predominantly white churches can join the cause.

Listen Closely When You Get Mad

If we find ourselves getting angry, chances are the anger was already in our hearts. The circumstance was just the thing that got us going.

Planting a Sending Church

Your church is not just for your neighborhood, but for the nations.

Making Wise Leadership Decisions

It is often a judgment call of whether to say yes or no.

Spiritual Backstories

Churches can be places where followers of Christ carefully listen to and pray through people’s life stories with empathy, extending the kind of care and grace that Jesus showed everyone, regardless of their backstory.

A Legacy of People-Building

A life spent helping people is a beautiful life

How Do You Know if the Holy Spirit Is Moving?

Too many prayer-focused Christians lock themselves in a room, claim to get filled with the Spirit, but then never go out of their prayer closets to share the Good News.