Discipline of Grace

Many Christians believe that as they are better able to discipline themselves, God's grace becomes available to them. Actually, the opposite is true. It is God's grace that gives us the ability to discipline ou...

Crash: Living Life at the Point of Impact

What does it mean to be fully alive? What does God want to communicate from the cross? Living Life at the Point of Impact…If you think about what this title could mean, we can see we must live life right ...

Chop Your Hand Off

My consequences as a former adulterer and addict were severe and nearly cost me my life. For example, I didn't care that a condom slipped off with a street prostitute when I was 17...or when a cop fo...

Let’s Make a Deal

"For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for Me and for the gospel will save it" (Mark 8:35).Have you ever watched the game show "Let's Make a Deal"? This show took on ne...

Working Smart

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:4).Every year there are thousands of youth directors/youth pastors, who leave youth work. Some cite conflicts with church leadership as th...