The Biggest Failure of Most Pastors
The four-year-old who says, “I can do it by myself” has a lot in common with the typical pastor.
Pastors are notorious for their lone...
How You (yes, You!) Can Change the World
If I told you that the fate of the world rested on your shoulders, how would you respond?
Would you take an action hero approach...
What “going Viral” Really Means
These who have turned the world upside down have come here too” (Acts 17:6).
I used to think I knew what “going viral” meant. I’d...
Suffering: but Wouldn’t a Loving God Always Please Us?
Some guy in Alabama ticked me off.
I was driving back to New Orleans from two weeks of ministry in Tennessee and Kentucky when I...
Be Patient: You Never Know What That Fellow Has Gone Through
While attending a conference on the campus of a Christian college, I sat in the auditorium with several hundred other ministers and their families. ...
Signs the Pastor Is Not Interested In Reaching People
(This is most unusual for me. When I visit a church, I come to worship, not to sit in judgement, not to pick the...
Why There Must Be a Hell
But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire...
Preparing for Your One Moment In the World’s Spotlight
“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks a reason for the hope that you have.” (I Peter 3:15)
Sometimes you know when...
The Overwhelming Evidence of Man’s Lostness
One great evidence of the lostness of mankind is that people rarely look up from their daily lives to ask, “Where is all this...
Patience, Partnerships, and Payoffs: How Chase Elliott Personifies the Hendrick Way
I’m going to be honest with you—one of my favorite people in leadership is the incredible Rick Hendrick. Rick, known as Mr. H. to his people,...