Everywhere I turn, people are falling. Falling into sin or falling into doctrinal error. Some are falling into mediocrity as acceptable. You don’t need me to report specifics to you, we all have our stories.

Recently, I saw a story by my friend Todd Starnes on “The last church in Churchville.” It’s a small town in Iowa with about a dozen homes and a church. There is no stoplight, but they do have two stop signs. This struggling town use to be thriving and full of life during the glory days when the Great Western Railroad ran through the town. Today the stockyard is empty and their grocery store is boarded up.  Continue reading →

(Read Part 1 here.)

No matter what attire you wear to church—t-shirts, jeans, dresses, or neckties—veils are always in style. In fact, we can wear them so long that we don’t know where the hypocrisy ends and the authenticity begins. Our pretense is justified and perpetuated. Here are some of the most common veils I’ve seen. Continue reading “Hiding Behind a Veil (Part 2)” →

When we think of veils, we often imagine a bride walking down the aisle with a veil over her face or the image of a Muslim woman who, because of her religion, wears one to cover her face. But the reality is that the majority of people who will attend church this Sunday will do so in a veil. Not a physical covering—those are obvious. I’m talking about the spiritual veils, facades, masks, and cover-ups people use to disguise their true identity. Continue reading “Hiding Behind a Veil (Part 1)” →

I’ll be speaking at LifeWay’s Worship Week in July,
along with our Worship Pastor, Mark Willard.

Other guests include Mike Harland, Mike Speck,
Shannon Wexelberg, Terry Williams, and Shelly Johnson.

Find more info and register here!

Some might think that revival is something we work up. It’s a conference we call ReFRESH®. In reality, revival is not something that comes from organizing; it comes through agonizing. There is no revival without prayer.

If we relegate prayer to a secondary matter, we will not have power or the blessings of God. Are we, as God’s people, preparing for rain? Are we looking for showers of blessing or are we content with what God has done in the past? Are we climbing or coasting? Will we see an outpouring of the Spirit in our lifetime that floods our hearts or will be we satisfied with just a few more mercy drops? Continue reading “God Is More Willing to Send Revival Than We Are to Receive It” →