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10 Bible Verses To Bring Comfort
10 Bible Verses To Bring Comfort 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the...
10 Spiritual Disciplines of the Christian Life
Spiritual discipline gives us a railway to run on. Having a spiritual growth plan creates intentionality and a sense of purpose. If you are struggling in areas of spiritual growth, I encourage you to take time and study each of...
Gleaning and Giving Brings Glory To God
Are you in the practice of "gleaning?" Have you ever thought about the meaning of this question? In Leviticus 19:10, the Jewish people were instructed not to glean their vineyards but to leave some for the poor and strangers. To glean was to "take everything" in the...
Five Ways To Live A Surrendered Life
1. Life is full of daily choices. Choose to lean into the voice of God and walk away from the temptations of the flesh. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7 2. Follow the example of Jesus in choosing to do your...
5 Decisions Every Christian Should Make
Remember these 5 critical decisions and move ahead with clarity and purpose in your life with Christ. If you have been walking with God for a long time, you are not immune to the tempation to give up. What if you are in a crisis of life where your questions seem...
Discernment: Improving Your Spiritual Insight
Jesus isn’t only interested in handing out “free tickets to heaven” even though many people view their relationship with Christ as just that. They want to pray a prayer, get their ticket and go on to live their own way. Jesus is calling us to a life of full commitment to Him, not a diluted version of faith.
7 Habits of Growing Christians
Growing Christians aren't advancing in their spiritual walk by accident. Spiritual maturity comes to those who understand the concept of a "Christian walk." Just the word picture itself tells you it takes steps, deliberate steps, to move forward in victory and...
5 Benefits of Seeking God’s Wisdom
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. - James 1:5 When Life Doesn't Make Sense, Ask God For Wisdom Did you know that God gives wisdom and He will gladly give you all the wisdom you...
5 Biblical Reasons To Never Give Up
Are you ready to quit? Some of the greatest spiritual experiences of my life have come after I reached my limits! 1. When You Are Under Attack God Hears You If you've ever felt that circumstances were against you, that you were under attack, or you were on the verge...
The Difference Between Praying and Fellowship With God
People who are living breathe. People who are Christians pray. As soon as a child is born, he breathes the air around him, and as soon as a person is born again in Christ, he wants to pray. But prayer can be a struggle. Why do we struggle so much with prayer? It's...
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News & Updates
Happy New Year – We are so close to our goal!
Happy New Year to you and your family! There's never been a more urgent time to reach a generation of youth than now. God has given us a fruitful year of ministry in 2021, and we are excited to see the miraculous, life-changing impact of the gospel in the lives...
A Window Into Juvenile Detention Ministry
Here's a post I wrote a few years ago giving a snapshot into the real world of ministry to youth in juvenile detention. The three of us had arrived early and went through the usual process of emptying our pockets and remembering to lock everything in our vehicles...
High Impact Teens and the Ghana Project for Young Pastors
In 2009 things were a little tough in the world of ministry, to put it mildly. We were one year into the founding of our outreach ministry and you probably remember, the economy was not good! I was working in my office in the basement of our home in Indianapolis on...