ONECRY is a national call for Spiritual Awakening. It was birthed in the heart of Byron Paulus at a ReFRESH® Conference in Pigeon Forge. God gave Byron a clear, concise vision of what “could be” if pastors and laity across denominational lines were to cry out to God for a revival in our land.

As the Executive Director of Life Action Ministries, Byron is a part of one of the strongest ministries of revival in America. In the most recent issue of REVIVE Magazine, he says, “A repenting church will be a revived church.” I am convinced, more than ever, that we need revival. Continue reading “Why OneCry Matters” →

A friend sent me this link of a presentation by Hans Rosling, a world renowned demographer, on the impact religions have on nations’ birth rates.  I found it to be fascinating and quite hopeful to the future of Christianity in the next 100 years.  His essential point is that Eastern Religions, Islam, and Christianity have about the same opportunity to be the dominant world religion 100 years from now based upon projected birth rates alone.

May God intervene in the natural order and send revival!

http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_religions_and_babies.html

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We  are  residents of  a  world  that  refuses  to  take  any  responsibility.  “The devil made me do it. My spouse made me do it. It’s my boss’s fault.” On and on it goes; where it stops, no one knows. One of the funniest movies I’ve seen in recent years is a movie called Rocketman.   The lead character’s standard line when something goes wrong is, “It wasn’t me.”

For some reason, God’s people think when  they stand before the judgment seat of Christ  they are going to be able to blame their parents,  the church,  their pastor,  or their circumstances for their lack of maturity. By the life-styles, choices and actions of most believers, I am convinced that people think they will be able to pass the buck when it comes to personal responsibility. Continue reading “On the Lack of Personal Responsibility” →

(*I wrote the following article nearly 12 years ago, yet it’s still applicable today.)

Does anyone remember when Jimmy Carter announced that he was “born again” and created a stir during the 1976 Presidential Campaign?  Some say that the Christian community was so desperate for a believer in office that they were the deciding factor in Carter’s win over Gerald Ford.  Today, Carter is viewed with more respect than he was as a President.   Apparently, being a born again doesn’t necessarily make you one of history’s greatest Presidents. Continue reading “Politics and Religion” →