We can live with hope in a despair-friendly world. A combative approach to a broken culture can do no good. Having rejected the gospel, our culture basks in uncertainty and polarity. God calls us to...
Napoleon defined a leader as “a dealer in hope.” One of my close friends, Myron Pierce, serves in an underprivileged community—one often blanketed in despair. He sees himself as the lead...
We who follow Jesus Christ are struggling because we live in a world of increasing secularism. Worse, it’s radical secularism that would do away with the church as we know it. Biblical values...
I was born into “Christian America.” But now reside in a post-Christian culture. Last month the Pew Foundation reported a further decline in Christianity. Just 63 percent of Americans self-identify...
China went soft on churches—for four decades. Then came a different government. Things are tougher now for all faiths, especially Christians. Not just tougher but much tougher. Members arrested...
Think you’re too small? Think again! How would you function if your church maxed at 80 people, shrunk back to 20 and then swelled again to 80 and did that repeatedly for 35 years? Some would give up...
You’ve seen the bell curve representing change: But, have you noticed the gap between innovators/early adopters and The early majority? It is in this space where leaders encounter opposition...