Go make disciples. That was the command Jesus left with his disciples (which includes you) before he ascended to heaven to be with the Father. The timeline of Jesus’s life looks like this: He was born of a virgin, lived thirty years in relative obscurity, ministered publicly for three years, was crucified on a Roman …
Nancy Pearcey’s latest book is The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes. Her earlier books include Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality, The Soul of Science, Saving Leonardo, Finding Truth, and two ECPA Gold Medallion Award Winners: How Now Shall We Live (coauthored with Harold Fickett and Chuck Colson) and Total Truth. Her books have been translated into 19 …
I recently had a young lady ask me to give her some advice for dating. According to her, because I am a “dude” I could give her some insight that she didn’t feel like she could get from the ladies in her life. Truthfully, it has been a while since I’ve been called a “dude,” …
I’m pretty conservative in almost every aspect of my life. That means I really do not care much for change, if I am being honest. I like my coffee the same way every morning, I read from the same Bible every day, journal in the same kind of notebooks, and use the same pen. I …
Families usually share things in common–the Thompsons are all Atlanta Braves fans, for instance (and all but one of our kids are South Carolina Gamecock fans, but that is another bitter story). There really is joy to be found in shared experiences and commitments within the family. When members of the family are not on …
How often do you crank up the intensity on your life? There is much talk these days about intensity and doing hard things. A brief look at the books in my library will reveal two titled Do Hard Things (This is the most recent). A few years ago, Michael Easter wrote a must-read titled, The …
I have written several times through the years about why you should be concerned with orphan care and shared some of our family’s story of adoption. On this episode of the podcast, my wife, Angela joins me to share about the needs for orphan care and to share a bit about our story. If you …
How much margin do you need in your life? How well do you know yourself? Terry Linhart joins me today to talk about some of the most common personal challenges we face in life and ministry. He offers some guided reflection to help us overcome our blindspots and become more effective leaders. If you could …
Have you ever caught a great nap during a sermon? You aren’t alone. In Acts 20:7-12 the Bible tells the story of a young man named Eutychus who was sleeping so hard during one of Paul’s sermons that he fell out of a window and died (don’t worry, Paul raised him from the dead). Hopefully …
Louis Markos is a professor of English at Houston Christian University. He is also an expert and scholar on C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. On this episode of the podcast, Dr. Markos helps us to understand a little background on C. S. Lewis and gives us some tips on how to read …