As a member of the trustee board at Oral Roberts University (ORU), I was invited to share a devotional at the December Globalization Task Force Summit. I felt called to share on a very personal level about Christmas and its importance to the holistic life education students at ORU are blessed to be receiving. The tragic […]
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It seems like a baby’s footprint at the hospital is barely dry before their digital footprint is stamped online. While there is not as robust an amalgamation of research on Internet use by children in their single digits as there is for tween and teen usage, studies are beginning to emerge. Some analyses suggest that […]
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Imagine how your son or daughter would feel if you were in prison. Abandoned. Ashamed. Alone. Sadly, this is the reality for 2.7 million children and youth in America today. The brokenness and pain of having an incarcerated parent often begins a dangerous cycle of poor decision-making — ultimately leading to incarceration of the child […]
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Sitting in my home office, I can hear the clock ticking. The voice in my head is saying, “Get to work… Sunday’s coming… check the in-box… write the message… call those leaders…” In ministry, it never stops. It seems we’re always pushing the edge of the envelope with our schedule, our priorities and our time. […]
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