Living a Gutenberg Moment

We are living in exciting times. The Word of God is going forth like never before! I feel the excitement of the Church in Acts 2. As the Spirit moved then, it is moving again now. In an exciting and unexpected way, the Church has the opportunity to spread the Gospel through a variety of […]

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The Bible: an Indestructible Seed

“He also said, ‘This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain–first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel […]

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Raise Kids that Stand Strong Against Negative Influences

My baby girl got married recently. As I lay awake many nights prior to the ceremony contemplating my role as the father of the bride and beyond, I also did a lot of reflecting. God is the only one capable of being the perfect father. Much of my time, life and ministry, is spent helping […]

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Family and dis·con·nec·tion

In her book Almost Christian, Kenda Creasy Dean reveals that American youth are ‘almost Christian – but perhaps not fully, at least not in terms of theology or practice.’  They are “almost Christian” in that they generally adhere to Christian principles but don’t live out a thought-through faith that affects their day-to-day living. OneHope’s ABY study —which, […]

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Why Children?

When we share our tagline, of God’s Word, Every Child, sometimes people ask whether or not it’s important for us to reach adults as well. “Why only focus on kids?” they ask. God sees children as incredibly important. For better or worse, so does the rest of the world… A few years ago, I attended […]

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Creating a COSTCO culture in a ministry setting: why DNA is everything

Have you seen the fascinating CNBC documentary on Costco?   About 21 minutes into the interview, Carl Quintanilla questioned recently retired CEO and Costco co-founder Jim Sinegal abouthis thoughts and fears for the future of the business without him at the helm:  Quintanilla: Do you worry that the business will veer on its own somehow?  Sinegal: […]

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