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Openhanded: Matters of the Heart and the Bank Account

There are so many things that seem to beg for our resources. So what kind of mindset must we have if we are to not only be generous, but joyfully generous?

When Speaking Truth in Love Isn’t Easy

Never deliver a difficult message fueled by emotion. Preparation, not emotion, is what will strengthen your courage and help you realize positive and productive results.

Lebanon Baptist Church: A Sweet Way to Serve

Churches seem to have an expectation that people need to come to us. We need to change that paradigm.

When There’s a Lack of Spiritual Fruit

The most effective strategy for moving people forward in their journey of faith is biblical engagement. Not just getting people into the Bible when they’re in church—but helping them engage the Bible on their own outside of church.

How to Start a Conversation About Jesus

We often shy away from spiritual conversations, but the best way to have a spiritual conversation is to start one.

Ways To Up Your Grateful Game

I can easily get distracted by the demands and burdens of this world and lose my thankful heart. So, one way I do this is to place things in my path to remind me of what (often who) I have for which to be thankful.

Jamaal Williams & Timothy Paul Jones: A Multiethnic Mindset

Ask yourself, "Who is in my neighborhood that’s not in my church, and what are the barriers keeping them from feeling welcome?"

7 Surprising Truths About Your Unchurched Neighbors

Debunking Our False Assumptions

When Are the End Times?

So what are those “end-of-the-end” events? Jesus told us with great specificity. So much so that the passage found in Matthew is known as the “little apocalypse.”

Harvest After the Trial

But what about when everything in life doesn’t make sense? What about when we get sick and pray to be healed, and we are not? What about when someone dies? Where is the good then? Where is the expected end?

10 Instances When We Need to Do More Than Pray

Prayer doesn’t absolve us from action.