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1. Don't Throw Stones at Carl Lent

Many of us groaned collectively back in November when we learned that Carl Lentz, pastor of Hillsong's New York City congregation, had been fired because of a moral failure. The 42-year-old preacher, known ...

Created on 01 December 2020

2. 3 Urgent Prayers for the 2020 Election

I remember the Civil Rights era and the Vietnam War. I even remember the assassination of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. And of course I was alive during the Watergate scandal, President Nixon's ...

Created on 20 October 2020

3. Can't Pray for President Trump? Try This Praye

I didn't agree with all of President Obama's policies when he was in the White House, but I prayed for him regularly because 1) he was my president for eight years, and 2) I'm a Christian, so I try to ...

Created on 06 October 2020

4. God Is Pruning Us in This Pandemic

... away my unfruitful branches so I can bear much fruit for You. And purify Your church in 2020 so we can welcome a fresh movement of Your Holy Spirit in this new season." J. Lee Grady was editor of Charisma ...

Created on 18 August 2020

5. Saying These 6 Things Could Get You 'Canceled

We live in a free country where certain rights are guaranteed—freedom of religion, the right to assemble and freedom of speech, for example. But a storm is brewing today that threatens to blow away those ...

Created on 14 July 2020

6. How I Stir My Faith During Troubled Times

This has been the most spiritually intense season I've ever lived through. We've only reached the midpoint of this year, yet many of us are ready for 2020 to be over. First there was the coronavirus lockdown ...

Created on 30 June 2020

7. 6 Ways to Identify the Antichrist Spirit

Back in the 1940s, people believed Adolf Hitler was the Antichrist because he murdered more than 6 million Jews. A couple of decades later, Americans spread the rumor that Communist leader Leonid Brezhnev ...

Created on 23 June 2020

8. Confessions of a Southern White Guy

A lot of white people today struggle to know what to say to their black friends. "I'm sorry for these police killings" doesn't help much. "I can't imagine how you feel" is maybe a little better. "I'm not ...

Created on 16 June 2020

9. We Haven't Cried Ye

This past weekend, a group of black, white and Latino Christians gathered in the central downtown square in LaGrange, Georgia, where I live. We met to address the pain and anger people are feeling in the ...

Created on 09 June 2020

10. The World Is Praying for America. Thank You.

Over the past two decades, I've spent much of my time overseas. I've visited 40 countries so far, and I keep going back to some of the same nations because I've built close friendships with people from ...

Created on 02 June 2020

11. Why Is the Gift of Speaking in Tongues So Awkward?

Churches across the world will commemorate the day of Pentecost this next Sunday, whether they meet online or in their buildings. Most will celebrate the need for the Holy Spirit's power, and they might ...

Created on 26 May 2020

12. God Has Pushed a Big Reset Button

Unless you've been hiding under a rock for three months, you know gasoline is at record low prices. I paid $1.25 a gallon last week in Georgia. Some states are reporting prices below a dollar a gallon. ...

Created on 19 May 2020

13. Don't Lose Sleep Over Scary Conspiracy Theorie

Back in March when the COVID-19 crisis erupted, the U.S. government created a website called "coronavirus rumor control." It was an attempt to squash some of the bizarre theories people were hearing, including ...

Created on 12 May 2020

14. You Can Have a Personal Pentecost During This Quarantine

I'm an impatient guy. When the COVID-19 crisis shut down everything in March, I wanted things to get back to normal fast. I don't like quarantines. I'm an extrovert, so I hate being isolated. I miss my ...

Created on 27 April 2020

15. Evangelism Is Possible—Even in a Pandemic

Two months before I ever heard the word "coronavirus," I stopped at a convenience store near my house to fill up my car with gas. When I went inside to grab a few items, I noticed the clerk had a thick ...

Created on 21 April 2020

16. In This Time of Social Distancing, Call Your Friends

I have a friend in Virginia—I'll call him "Kevin"—who is struggling with depression. He lost his job because his company isn't an "essential" business. A part-time pastor, Kevin had big dreams about growing ...

Created on 14 April 2020

17. God Is Calling All Prayer Warriors to Deploy!

We are living in one of the most uncomfortable times I've ever known. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to its knees. Workplaces are closed. Hospitals are overcrowded. The global economy teeters ...

Created on 07 April 2020

18. It Has Happened Before: Remember the 1918 Pandemic

The coronavirus crisis has traumatized us all. We now live in a weird world of medical masks, ventilators, drive-through-only restaurants, social distancing and online church services. We've canceled schools, ...

Created on 31 March 2020

19. How You and Your Church Can Thrive During a Pandemic

I'm an extrovert. I thrive when I'm around people. I love crowds and parties. I prefer a minimum of seven hugs a day and I'm known to have two- and three-hour conversations with friends. That's why I'm ...

Created on 17 March 2020

20. Don't Live in Isolation—You Need a Loving Church Famil

My wife and I have been visiting different churches in the past several months. We are in search of a place to call home. This isn't an easy process for a traveling minister like me. I'm gone many weekends, ...

Created on 09 March 2020