We gotta deal with our stuff. If we don’t want to repeat the same cycle and do the same things to others that have been done to us, we’ve gotta seriously deal. We won’t just naturally turn out differently. Be brave. Let God go to the deep with you, to what’s broken. Seek therapy.
Here’s the thing. People can take away your reputation. They can take away your dignity. They can take away your position and they can take away your income. They can take away your church. They can take away your friend group. But they can’t take Jesus away from you. He keeps.
To say that "The church is in decline" is to speak from a decidedly American, Caucasian, and Mainline grid. A few facts:
1. Globally, the church is growing faster than ever.
2. U.S. churches that elevate Scripture are growing.
3. U.S. nonwhite churches are growing.
While you're counting your blessings don't be afraid to count your tears as well. God does. He cherishes them and loves us. One day his hand will gently wipe all our tears away. What a comfort that the tears which blind my eyes today won’t keep me from seeing him.
The election for mayor is just over 50 days away - on February 8th. OUR city needs YOUR vote to secure OUR future. We cannot take anything for granted. This is too important.
Watch my brand-new campaign kickoff video below!
And then...
The election for mayor is just over 50 days away - on February 8th. OUR city needs YOUR vote to secure OUR future. We cannot take anything for granted. This is too important.
Watch my brand-new campaign kickoff video below!
And then...
Silence in the face of evil can be a kind of abuse of power, for in staying silent about someone else’s pain, we have nullified our God-given power to speak truth. God asks us to use our verbal power and to open our mouths for the mute, for those without such power.
While I'm grateful the life of Julius Jones has been spared, a potentially innocent man still sits in prison. The governor should have followed the full recommendation of the Pardon and Parole Board.
@GovStitt drew out this process until the last moment causing unnecessary grief and trauma for the Jones and Howell families. Then his decision was only half right.
Jesus never called the Church to “take back” anything—not land, not culture, not power.
He founded a Kingdom of “giving away”—our lives, goods, and power.
It can’t be about “taking back” when the Cross positions us to “bring forward” a preview of the Kingdom to come.
Let those of us who love Christ’s church never accept abuse as unavoidable. Never quit fighting it. Never dream of standing by & letting your church be a safer place for abusers than victims. Nothing is more outrageously antithetical to the gospel of Christ than church abuse.
"I encourage you to call and email the governor, call and email your legislators, and tell them: Do not allow Afghan refugees into Oklahoma," said Bennett, who, in addition to leading the state GOP, is also an Assembly of God preacher.
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Your daily reminder that we need hospital beds for many, many urgent things beyond COVID
People's choice not to be vaccinated doesn't just affect them and their families
It also affects 12 year-olds who have appendicitis
To correct erroneous reports, the U.S. Military did not leave any dogs in cages at Hamid Karzai International Airport, including the reported military working dogs. Photos circulating online were animals under the care of the Kabul Small Animal Rescue, not dogs under our care.