Looking back, I can clearly see it as one larger theme gifted to my Big Grand Uncle, my family line, and to me by our Creator God. It is larger because God in His grace pointed us to His majestic attributes and design—the invisible beyond the visible of the world. God revealed Himself not only in my youth through creation but to my family in a hunger for the truth of His character.

There are a handful of times in my life where God has surprised and ‘spoken’ to me even more overtly than I’d ever expected. At a time when I was feeling particularly discouraged with the re­turn on my efforts in life, I was grumbling internally (partly to God, but mostly to myself) as I walked the short distance down the street…

“…and to this day I weep at the remembrance of being and feeling seen by God that day."

An encouragement to those Christians trying to build a close relationship with God, from one who has been practicing and refining his relationship with God for many years.

“In my heart, I was craving for a true relationship in which I could see God as a Father and a Friend… With this kind of spiritual pursuit, I have been blessed to be on a pathway to continue developing a really close and intimate relationship with God.”

What wisdom would you give to your old self on following Jesus well?

I say, “The Lord sees you. It feels insufficient, but plant that truth deep in your heart. He sees you, and he’s with you…” and “He will use the mundane to reveal Himself. God will use the mundane to reveal Himself…”

One of the key elements to forming good friendships is simply to be willing to be open to new experiences, to cater to each others’ needs.

The loneliest people I know tend to have a narrow idea about what they are willing to or be interested in doing.

I’m more and more convinced that the best way you can foster a good friendship is to go and do some­thing they want to do (even if you really don’t want to).

As a Christian, what do you do when you realize that the life you always thought you were going to live has disappeared? When your ca­reer, your future, your hopes and your dreams, all of it has turned into an insubstantial mist that vanishes in the morning light. This is the same revelation that burdens the writer of Ecclesiastes when he laments: “Vanity of vanities! All is vanity” (Ecclesiastes 1:2).

Much ink has been spilled over the legitimacy of historical revivals. The Jesus Movement and Asbury revivals remind us of the full Gospel, and remind us to be open to the things God is doing, so we can fling wide the doors of the church to a new generation.

Christianity and mental health care can co-exist beautifully and wonderfully to make a difference and save lives. Oftentimes, they are seen as two different entities working in opposite directions resulting in Christians feeling ostracized and ashamed for having mental health challenges…

One of the laments I hear from my sisters in Christ all the time is that they would like to be discipled by wiser men in their congregations. But in some cases because they are seen as mere helpers of men by those men or they have to be afraid they might assault or harm them, they have to settle for whom­ever will teach them.

My daughter Hanna was born in June 2023, and for the first time in my life, I became responsible for the life of another person. With this change came questions around my calling in Christ. What should come first, ministry or family life? Is my number one priority in life to raise my children or to go where God is calling me? How do we de­cide what comes first?

Com­muning with God face to face isn’t reserved for the “greats” in times past, but that access, that face-to-face friendship is something we all have access to in the present.

Prayer is the one activity that ties to­gether the faculties of the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.

How does one process the immense loss of their life-partner? George, a recent widower after 52 years of marriage, shares his candid experience of his first few months without his wife. Together they wrote books and led workshops of healthy intimacy in Christian relationships.

What does your dream church look like? Surely no church is fully perfect, but whether you’re reflecting on what church was like for you growing up or what your current church is like, there are likely some aspects which you wish were a little different.

Praying for revolution is risky and it comes with consequences we are not always ready for. When the Spirit moves, it shakes up everything.

Are we listening to those who offer the philosophy of the age or are we listening to people who are teaching us the truth?

What does it mean for me, personally, in this current season of my life, given my own particular resources, giftedness, and calling from the Lord, to live in a way that is good, righteous, truthful, and wise, making the most of the opportunities I am specifically called to pursue, so that I am able to “please the Lord”?

I felt as though God was telling me, “Just as though there is more to this church than meets the eye, there is more to My Church than meets the eye.” I had judgments upon people I had never met, and they had larger hearts than my misguided perceptions could have comprehended.

From the experience of training institutions and business leaders, I found that "asking questions" can be a path to kindness. In the four Gospels, Jesus asked more than 300 questions. But wait a minute, Jesus declared himself to be “the way” and “the truth” and he knew what was in people’s hearts, so why did he ask so many questions?