In Andy Stanley’s latest book, Principle Of The Path, he asserts a very good point:

“…your direction, not your intention, determines your destination!”

Basically he’s saying, it’s not good enough to want something to happen, you must demonstrate your “want” through how you do what it is you do.  For ministry leaders that means, it’s not enough [...]

The Holy Spirit!

Now before you politely yell “cop out,” under your breath, hear me out.  On the day of Pentecost, Diaspora Jews gathered in Jerusalem witnessed the undoing of the curse of the Tower of Babel. The wall of suspicion, prejudice and hostility collapsed as diverse people groups heard the apostles praising God in their [...]

Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York has opened up a new free sermon resource, starting with 150 of Pastor Tim Keller’s sermons, all categorized, labeled, and downloadable, at this site:

* Download Tim Keller’s Sermons

Here’s more info from the site:

Redeemer’s Sermon Ministry has been faithfully recording, cataloging and reproducing all of our sermons for the past [...]

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A justice of the peace in Louisiana who has drawn widespread criticism for refusing to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple says he has no regrets about his decision.

“It’s kind of hard to apologize for something that you really and truly feel down in your heart you haven’t done [...]

At some time or another we’ve all heard the old adage, “It’s not always what you know, but who you know!” While this statement is true, in the twenty-first century it’s not just who you know but, more importantly, who knows you! This is a question of your contribution-“ability!”

Are you valuable? A [...]

If you have not attended the NACC summer convention in a while, you will NOT want to miss the one coming up in summer 2010.  The theme for the convention is, BEYOND, following Jesus to a place you’ve never been!  Ben Cachiaras, the 2010 NACC President, shared the vision for this summer’s conference, and I [...]

As I continue my study through the New Testament, I am noticing a common theme in Paul’s writings to the church. Whether he’s writing to the church in Thessalonica, or to the church at Colosse, or to the church at Galatia, the one issue Paul always seems to address is the propensity for followers of [...]

This is a re-post from Eric Bryant.

Like Thabiti, I believe that connecting to a local church remains an important part of the life of a follower of Jesus. According to Paul, whether we like it or not, when we choose to follow Christ we become part of the “body of Christ.” I agree with Thabiti [...]

Phil Allen, lead pastor of The Vine (Porter Ranch, Ca), shares a poem he wrote on the celebration of diversity.