Suppose you knew a struggling businessman. You’ve watched this person struggle to get his footing for years, but he’s faced one failure after another and seems ready to give up. By John Bevere But then someone approaches your friend and says, “Great...
Recently a friend of mine hurt me deeply. I felt betrayed and disrespected. I tried to pretend the insult was no big deal, but inside I was seething. I can always tell when resentment has invaded my life because I start obsessing about the pain. When I went to bed...
A vacant home in our neighborhood sat for sale for a very long time! I thought it would never sell. When I walked by it, it made me sad because it was so beautiful but empty. But the home has finally sold and now it’s beautiful, full of life and activity. It...
The Bible says the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. We wrote about this in the January issue of Charisma in which we covered both fasting and health. By Steve Strang To me, they are somewhat related, as I explained in my Perspectives column. I believe we must be...
I have been writing on trends in churches for two decades. I certainly don’t have a perfect record with my predictions, but my overall record is pretty good. By Thom Rainer My methodology is simple: I observe emerging issues in some churches and extrapolate them...
