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July 5, 2017 How Many Teens Are Really Reading The Bible?While many teens may be reading the Bible, most are not engaging with Scripture at the depth or...
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June 27, 2017 5 Things We Can Learn from the African ChurchI’m always humbled and amazed by the rapid growth and strength of the African Church. In the past,...
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June 21, 2017 Do you speak Generation Z?To understand Gen Z, we must look at the prior proximal Generation Y—also known as Echo Boomers or...
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June 15, 2017 What’s Really Wrong with America?This should be America’s new gilded age. Yet, in a world increasingly controlled by knowledge and technology, we...
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June 6, 2017 Living The Resurrection LifeIn our walk with God, we need both spiritual breakthrough, and slow and steady processes. Breakthrough is when...
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May 30, 2017 Commencement: Cultivating the SeedsMy news feed is full of commencement addresses. Some are going viral because they’re funny, while others are...
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May 30, 2017 Do You Dare Ask for More?If people understood the theological implication of sacrifice that this request for “more” requires of them, they might...
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May 23, 2017 Are We Telling Our Youth The Truth?There is a radical cultural shift happening in America. The Church must continually reassess how best to present...
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May 16, 2017 Why You Can’t Afford To Pray LessI believe so fully in the power of prayer--I’ve seen too many miracles not to. This is why...
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May 9, 2017 Tracking The Trends: Paganization of The WestWhile we fully anticipated that the West would grow increasingly paganized, I never expected how hard the rise...
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April 25, 2017 5 Things I’ve learned from David GreenThere are things you only learn through association with others. I’ve been blessed to be surrounded by incredible...
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April 20, 2017 Lessons I’ve Learned in the ChairToday is my last day as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Oral Roberts University. It...
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April 11, 2017 A Place For Every PersonEvery time I post about refugees, I get a backlash of political comments. I don’t broach this subject...
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April 6, 2017 Rogue Waves: Is The Risk Worth The Reward?I’m convinced that in life, like in the ocean, the deeper the water, the more precious the natural...
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March 28, 2017 Why It’s Critical to Increase Cultural IQI used to think you were either born with it or you weren’t. Now, I’m starting to see...
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March 21, 2017 Lumière Project Church Planting InitiativeThe Lumière Project is taking the light of Christ to French-speaking Africa with the goal of planting 3,300...
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March 14, 2017 What I Learned from John C. MaxwellJohn C. Maxwell is the leadership guru. He’s the guy whose books you read and seminars you attend...
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March 7, 2017 Are You a Movement or a Ministry?In a collaborative and globalized world the Church needs to be thinking more about building movements and less...
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March 1, 2017 The God Who SeesChildren who should be carefree and playing with their peers are facing the darkest moments of their lives....
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February 21, 2017 Reading vs. Engaging“Is it enough to simply read God’s Word, or must one actually engage with it to grow in...
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February 14, 2017 How Faith Fuels Your FutureGod has given us big dreams. To accomplish them, we’ll need to pray even bigger prayers this year...
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January 24, 2017 A Debatable FaithMany historical belief systems have been prescriptively structured with a rigid formation designed to pass on foundational faith...
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January 17, 2017 New Year’s Resolution: Diving Deep into the WordDuring different seasons of my life, how I read the Bible changes. But one thing does not—my daily...
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January 12, 2017 OneHope turns 30!OneHope was birthed out of a vision God gave Dad; of Satan attacking the children of the world...
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January 10, 2017 2016: The Year in ReviewThis was a challenging ministry year. And while there were whispers of God’s faithfulness sustaining us through each...
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January 3, 2017 Amazing Stories Await2016 was a hard year. And I’m not afraid to admit that, because I have seen how God...
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December 21, 2016 The Greatest GiftI remember years ago—when my daughters were much younger—the excitement that would build in the days leading up...
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December 20, 2016 A Toast to My DadAs my dad—my hero—got married this past weekend, I shared a few words to honor his life, new...
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December 13, 2016 Turning the PageA lot of books come across my desk each year. Maybe next year I will keep a log!...
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December 6, 2016 Bible App for Kids Unlocks New DemographicEvery year since its launch, we celebrate—alongside our partner YouVersion—the anniversary of the Bible App for Kids. And...
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December 1, 2016 A Toast to the CoupleI walked my daughter down the aisle almost two weeks ago and trustingly placed her in the hands...
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November 25, 2016 Advent Traditions From Around The WorldAs the holiday season charges full-speed ahead, it is easy to be caught in the whirlwind of it...
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November 22, 2016 Finding Thanksgiving In The Empty NestI knew this day would come. Having walked both of our daughters down the aisle and handed them...
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November 8, 2016 NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IN #ELECTION 2016I’ve been quiet this election—not because I don’t have thoughts—but partly because there are already so many people...
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October 27, 2016 Gateway Cities for Fun + FinanceA few years ago, I was invited to give my point of view on “The city of Miami’s...
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October 18, 2016 Biblical Illiteracy: Contagious or Preventable?Despite unprecedented access to God’s Word—more than at any other time in history—sadly, Biblical literacy is on the...
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October 11, 2016 Experiencing God’s LoveMay Jesus himself and God our Father, who reached out in love and surprised you with gifts of...
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October 4, 2016 Why a Thick Gospel is so ImportantWe’ve all done it. Programmatically it makes perfect sense. We take something as complex as the Gospel and...
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September 27, 2016 When God Turns Pain into Gain[Tweet "Without loss there is no gain. Without suffering there is no joy."] I was humbled by the...
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September 22, 2016 The Changing Landscape of Youth MinistryThe increasingly complex intricacies of doing ministry in a post-modern, post-Christian reality have completely changed the context in...
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August 27, 2016 Leader Chat : Greg Surratt | Part 1Loved getting in front of a camera with Pastor Greg Surratt of Seacoast Church, who is also the...
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August 22, 2016 Does God speak to Children?I heard the most awesome story recently. You can read it in detail here from my friends Peter...
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August 12, 2016 It’s in the little thingsHappy International Youth Day! In November I attended a Christian higher education summit in Hong Kong. It was...
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July 27, 2016 Leader Chat: Tim Elmore | Part 2I interviewed Dr. Tim Elmore to explore how we as leaders can help the next generation develop knowledge into wisdom. Millennial voters are...
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July 20, 2016 Leader Chat: Tim Elmore | Part 1I sat down to interview Dr. Tim Elmore, founder of Growing Leaders. We’ve been friends for a long time and...
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July 10, 2016 How to THRIVE not just SURVIVE in increasing complexityTechnology, pluralism, a global economy, and increasing heterogeneity are just a few factors making our world more complex....
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July 4, 2016 6 Ways Leaders Can Remain RelevantIn a recent podcast, virtual mentor Michael Hyatt revealed that as he became increasingly successful, he discovered more...
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June 22, 2016 Words from momIt’s been a year since mom went to her heavenly home. Beyond the incredible legacy and memories she...
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June 19, 2016 What we CAN do for Modern-Day RefugeesThe daily news cycle drives us face to face with the plight of millions of refugees seeking to...
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June 12, 2016 Russia–video update from RobI'm in Russia at a Pastor's Conference in Moscow, I was able to grab a few minutes and capture the unique...
