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March 6, 2014 Help or hope? The “both/and” approach to evangelismAs we partner with organizations and local churches to spread the Gospel around the world, it is inevitable...
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March 3, 2014 Oscars reveal the faith of Matthew McConaugheyAwards ceremonies give us a glimpse into the ever-changing world of pop culture. Not only do we get...
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February 18, 2014 And she sat there…and wrote a book!In honor of my dad’s 70th year of ministry, my always on-the-go mom sat down just long enough...
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February 17, 2014 Legacy: celebrating my dad’s 70th year of ministryAs a seven-year-old boy, my dad—Bob Hoskins—received a vision from the Lord, and preached his first sermon just...
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February 12, 2014 The power of peer evangelism for kidsResearch[1] credits “word of mouth” as being capable of generating double the sales of paid advertising. Virgin Mobile—a...
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February 7, 2014 Olympic opening ceremony casts a vision of unityPerhaps the most powerful part of the Olympics is the opening ceremony. And not just because of the...
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February 6, 2014 Forgotten Russia during the Sochi Olympic Winter GamesWhen I first heard that the XXII Olympic Winter Games were going to be held in the city of...
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February 3, 2014 Sexless Japan: an unnatural patternIn Japan, Europe and the U.S., statistics are showing that people are marrying later in life or not...
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January 30, 2014 Spiritually vibrant teens more likely to “stand strong” against negative influencesOften in the non-profit ministry world, we are challenged on how we approach life transformation. Skeptics question whether...
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January 27, 2014 A courageous paradigm shiftChildren's Ministry 2.0 Part 2 Read Part 1: "Who Likes Sunday School" Courage is not simply one of...
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January 23, 2014 “Who likes Sunday School?”My dad stood in front of a group of believers and fired; “raise your hand if you like...
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January 20, 2014 Are You Driven or Led?“A market-driven organization is driven by what the market wants, regardless of what the marketing department feels like...
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January 16, 2014 Behind the scenes: The Bible App for KidsWho knew that the Bible App for Kids would spread so quickly? We are quickly approaching the 12 million download...
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January 6, 2014 Why is it so hip for a kid to be an atheist?The most recent Pew Research data clearly shows the number of religiously unaffiliated Americans—referred to as “nones” since they claim no religion—is...
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December 31, 2013 My 2013 top 10 listWow—I can hardly believe it’s about to be 2014! We have a lot of exciting things on the...
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December 30, 2013 Macro Trend: Paganization of the WestWhat has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new...
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December 23, 2013 Guilt-free ChristmasAs a member of the trustee board at Oral Roberts University (ORU), I was invited to share a devotional...
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December 19, 2013 Family, spiritual heritage, and casting visionMy dad—Bob—mom—Hazel—and my daughter, Diandra, recently traveled together to Kenya and Tanzania to preach and minister. The last...
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December 16, 2013 Money and marketing for nonprofitsI recently listened to a speaker, who briefly mentioned that he has been doing missions work in Albania...
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December 12, 2013 Macro Trend: The Emerging Middle ClassMost Americans would consider themselves “middle class”. But in many other countries, that status is in the minority—people...
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December 5, 2013 New Law Designed to Financially Sink ChurchesHave you heard about this new ruling by a US District judge in Wisconsin? The church is under attack again......
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December 2, 2013 The stereotype of stereotypingI chuckled to myself as I read through the stereotypes of different nationalities charted on the Lewis Diagram. Being a...
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November 28, 2013 This changes everything: Bible App for KidsIt’s here! It’s available today! I have been waiting for this moment for a long time. There are...
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November 27, 2013 Listen to the silent crisis in the Central Africa RepublicThe UN is calling the Central Africa Republic (CAR) a “silent crisis”, defining it as housing some of...
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November 18, 2013 Parents vs. kids— Internet impressionsIt seems like a baby’s footprint at the hospital is barely dry before their digital footprint is stamped...
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November 14, 2013 Technology and kids — a study in contrastsSince OneHope develops relevant Scripture engagement products and programs geared for children and teens, we closely monitor what is...
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November 13, 2013 No Plot Will WorkThis week I received word that a friend and ministry partner had taken his life, leaving behind a wife...
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November 11, 2013 Warning! You are losing a generationI'm not Paul, but if he were around today writing letters to churches, I imagine that he might...
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November 7, 2013 Hope Delivered: Tiffany’s StoryBecause we do follow-up research after launching a program or distributing a product, we gather not only statistics,...
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October 31, 2013 Macrotrend: Inevitable Clash of Islam and ChristianityIslam and Christianity have long been at odds as two dominant expansionary world religions, but geography has...
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October 28, 2013 Visions from ThundercloudsIn a recent interview, I was asked what inspired my leadership and vision for ministry. Some thoughts that...
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October 24, 2013 Kindrid: generosity via textAs Millennials and successive generations grow up using technology, it comes as no surprise that they are more...
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October 21, 2013 Trifecta: 3 influencers for spiritual vibrancy in teensWhat does it mean to live a spiritually vibrant life as a teen? “Strong” teens live a life...
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October 11, 2013 Is God’s Word Enough?We sent a team to the Catalyst conference in Atlanta, GA last week to help spread the word...
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October 2, 2013 Live Dangerously (part 2)Read Live Dangerously, part 1 After Peter’s “The end is near...” proclamation, he doesn’t leave us hanging and hopeless....
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October 1, 2013 Live Dangerously (part 1 of 2)I wonder if Peter was the first person to stand in the center of crowded city streets wearing...
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September 26, 2013 Print or Digital? Pew Study offers surprising insightI traveled over 125 days last year, so being able to carry a library’s worth of books in a...
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September 23, 2013 God said Turn RightI always drive the same route to work. One day while sitting at a red light a few...
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September 19, 2013 Hope Delivered: Nassi’s StoryBecause we do follow-up research after launching a program or distributing a product, we gather not only statistics,...
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September 16, 2013 The ‘Delinquency Fulfilling Prophecy’Imagine how your son or daughter would feel if you were in prison. Abandoned. Ashamed. Alone. Sadly, this...
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September 12, 2013 Syria: What Obama missed, believers cannotIf the recent civil war and violence hasn’t been damaging enough, the fact that more than a million...
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September 5, 2013 We researchDid you know that OneHope does research? We are excited that we were able to help source research along...
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September 3, 2013 Facebook: does it help teens “like” or “dislike” themselves?While the popularity of Facebook ebbs and flows depending on the newer forms of social media (such as...
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August 29, 2013 Know thy City: 4 steps toward effective urban ministryYou're the God of this City You're the King of these people You're the Lord of this nation...
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August 26, 2013 6 Steps to prevent the next generation from spiritual extinctionDid you know that Swaziland is predicted to be the first nation to become extinct because of HIV/AIDS?...
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August 21, 2013 Schools: old-but-new-again conceptNever has the need or desire for education been stronger than it is at this moment in history....
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August 13, 2013 Hacking for JesusHave you ever heard of a hackathon? Me neither, until a few weeks ago. And I’m nervous to...
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August 8, 2013 Don’t break the mirror“We need to understand that for every statistic, there is a young person who has a face, who...
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July 30, 2013 Macro Trend: The Secularizing Power of GlobalizationHave you noticed how kids all over the world seem to look alike? Fashion trends span the globe,...
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July 25, 2013 Spiritually Homeless YouthIn his book You Lost Me, David Kinnaman—president of the Barna Group—divides once church-going Millennials into three types...
