Seeking the Peace of the City

As President of a global evangelistic ministry, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing traditional pictures of revival – thousands of people committing their lives to Christ at a single gathering, crowds of believers wholeheartedly praying for the lost in their cities. However, some of the inspiring, Gospel-proving, disciple-led movements I’ve encountered recently look a little […]

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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. Knowing that we have a huge task ahead of us, he gives us the pep talk of our lives, outlining the exact steps we need to take to live dangerously in the waiting. I Peter 4:7-11 Pray– Mentioned […]

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The ‘Delinquency Fulfilling Prophecy’

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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Know thy City: 4 steps toward effective urban ministry

You’re the God of this City You’re the King of these people You’re the Lord of this nation You are You’re the Light in this darkness You’re the Hope to the hopeless You’re the Peace to the restless You are There is no one like our God For greater things have yet to come And […]

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