Lottie Moon was a Southern Baptist missionary to China, a teacher, and an evangelist. Facing opposition from her own denomination, Lottie never wavered and became a true champion for Christ as she spread His love through Asia. Here are my top 10 favorite quotes from Lottie Moon: “How many there are … who imagine that…
There’s Nothing Wrong With Emotions In Church You have heard a public speaker repeat it or read in the platitude in articles or books. “Emotions in faith are bad! It should be based in logic!” “Worship services shouldn’t invoke emotion!” “Shut down your emotions in church! It blocks out the Holy Spirit!” Now, I am…
C.S. Lewis is one of the greatest Christian theologians and authors of the twentieth century. His studies, letters, research, and even fiction has created a legacy of inspiration for apologists and churchgoers alike. This was difficult, but I laid out, in no particular order, My Top 10 Favorite C.S. Lewis Quotes: “I am trying here…
My father invited me home to preach a pre-Christmas message at my Texas church Journey Community Church. As part of the message series, I preached on the Shepherds and how they are connected to the hope and joy of Christmas. Check out the sermon below: Who Are The Shepherds? (Luke 2:8-20) At the time of…
James 1:2-4 – 2 Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing. (HCSB) I once heard a story about a sales associate at a small corner shop.…
Rend Collective comes back with en epic live performance at The Orchard. One and Only is an epic worship song that sounds so incredible. You can hear the crowd singing along in the background. The song’s lyrics appear to be nothing new. They sing of Jesus Christ’s uniqueness and how His Holy Spirit draws us…
When I am feeling troubled or down, I do not feel like rejoicing. However, the Bible says that the Joy of the Lord is my strength. How does that work? It is not to pretend or be fake, but to find joy in being a Christian, knowing that our life is under God’s protective eye.…
March 2016 is Women’s Appreciation Month! Most of you know I am editing my own novel, so I was excited when one of my favorite novelists, Michelle Griep, author of Brentwood’s Ward and Gallimore, agreed to participate in an email questionnaire with me. You can check out her official website at michellegriep.com and her…
David O. Russel takes the director’s chair for Joy, a semi-biographical drama film very loosely based on the life of inventor and self-made millionaire Joy Mangano. Joy is an average woman whose family is severely dysfunctional. Everyone expects her to fix all of her problems while she dreams of greater things. One day, she has…
Hope. It is tough to come by these days. Often, it seems like it out of reach, but it is actually right there, sometimes just within view, but it always present. As a Christian, I often turn to the Bible to help me find inspiration when I feel I lack hope. In no particular order,…
I was hesitant about Inside Out. It was billed by Disney and Pixar as made by the creative minds being Up! I want to be clear, I thought Up! was a disaster of a movie and wish to no end that I could get my minutes back. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the amazing…
1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered. 2 This first registration took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the…
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