Unlikely Revival

The Philippines, Uganda, Puerto Rico, Baylor University, Texas A&M University, and Asbury University are all places around the world connected by one thing. Revival. And more may be on the way. Yet it may be surprising to say that revival has started in the most...

Ash Wednesday Prayers

This week we will celebrate Ash Wednesday, the start to the Lenten season. Ash Wednesday reminds us that we are but dust. Genesis 3:19 says: By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are...

Be the Buffalo

Have you ever heard the saying, “Sometimes you’ve just gotta be the buffalo.”? I used to think it was goofy. But recently I heard Fitness Trainer Andrea Allen explain on her podcast why it’s a motto that she lives by. It’s because of the way buffaloes handle storms....

The Gold Coins

Let me tell you a story. A pastor went to a church in order to teach three of the members of the church. One the pastor gave a difficult topic to understand. Another the pastor gave a hard topic to understand. The last one the pastor gave a simple topic to understand....

Rituals

Many of us have probably heard someone say at some point that repetition and ritual gets boring or loses its meaning. I certainly think this is something that can happen in the church as well. We can get caught up in “doing” church and often it is the same...