Pastors

Five Marks of Effective Prayer

The key to prayer is a heart of dependence. Pray with the holy urgency of one who has a need that only Jesus can meet. These are the marks of effective prayer.

12 Things Leaders Are Talking and Thinking About

A quick read of USA Today can tell you what America's leaders are talking about.

Seize the Season

Embrace your family while you have them. Raising children is a season. It won’t last forever.

What I Hope Goes on My Record

I’ve been grateful ever since for this little foretaste of Heaven. In glory, we believe, people will be coming up thanking others for a witness, a prayer, a gift, a sermon, a word of counsel that made an eternity of difference.

Francis Chan: If You Think a Loving God Wouldn’t Judge, Have You Read the Bible?

As morality becomes more and more subjective, the concept of judgment becomes increasingly offensive.

Understanding the Hebrew Word for ‘Listen’ Will Change Your Relationship with God

The word for "listen" in Hebrew actually means to listen AND act on what we've heard. With that in mind, how are we doing at listening to God?

Beth Moore on Parenting: Which Matters More…Your Child’s Success or Godliness?

If you've benefited from a Beth Moore parenting video in the past, you'll want to check this one out! When our children are rebelling, are we willing to ask God to bring hard circumstances into their lives in order for them to see the folly of their rebellion?

When You’re Lied About, Looked Down Upon or Doubted

When you're lied about, looked down upon, or doubted, the best advice you can follow is to allow time and the consistency of good choices to prove the lies are not true.