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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...
Rise Up! Easter Outreach 2019
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Spiritual Discipline – Meditation
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Joshua 1:8 I will...
Spiritual Discipline – Meditation
Psalm 1:2, But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. Thought For Today Choices, decisions, and change require extra thought. We think, we ponder, and we even obsess over big decisions. Shopping for a car, looking for a new...
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – God Gives Comfort
This Week's Theme - When You Need Comfort November 5, 2018 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...
Hebrews 11:6 – Answered Prayers – Diligently Seek Him
This Week's Theme - Answered Prayers November 2, 2018 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6 Thought For Today Does your faith look...
Philippians 4:6-7 – Answered Prayers – Prayer and Peace Go Together
This Week's Theme - Answered Prayers November 1, 2018 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and...
John 15:7 – Answered Prayers – It Shall Be Done For You
This Week's Theme - Answered Prayers October 31, 2018 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. John 15:7 Thought For Today Do you walk with God throughout your day? Abiding in Christ is the result of...
James 4:3 – Answered Prayer – The Purpose Is Bigger Than Me
This Week's Theme - Answered Prayers October 30, 2018 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. James 4:3 Thought For Today It's good to ask for God's blessings on our life. It's also a great idea to ask God to bring...
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News & Updates
Update: Joshua Goodling – Impact Young Lives
Joshua Goodling Is Available To Speak To Youth In Your Community The paperwork has all been completed, my mortgage is now paid, and I am ready to hit the road bringing the life-changing glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people and others! I am currently...
Big Announcement About Youth Speaker Joshua Goodling
You meet so many people in life, but there are a few of those relationships that carry on forever. My friend Joshua Goodling is one of those life-long friendships. We met in college, became friends, and God continues to use Joshua in my life on a weekly basis to...
Project #FatherlessNoMore – Ministry Update
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