Do we have itching ears?
“Things once unthinkable are now unquestionable,” writes John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Center, in his foreword for Faithfully Different by Natasha Crain. This...
Hungering after God
In July I asked our USMB family to join me in a dedicated 24-hour time of prayer and fasting. We collectively petitioned God to...
What defines my identity?
In recent columns I’ve written about the influence today of secularism in the American church and that only a small percentage of Christians in...
God knows me!
This summer my wife, Janna, and I were blessed to experience a seven-day cruise to the eastern Caribbean. We enjoyed wonderful food, including a...
Celebrate the important
In August, our 13-year-old grandson, Jefferson, chose to be baptized (photo above). This followed a time of reflection on his part while he was...
Wanted: young pastors
As we continue to explore the crucial need for developing more ministry leaders, I am calling for a vision summit to be held in...
Coming home
In my Jan/Feb column I wrote about the influence of secularism in the American church today and how it can skew our focus and...
Radically on mission
This is the final column that I will write as national director. Thinking about what to write, I keep coming back to what has...