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When God Gives You Something, Double It
In the 1920s, many Americans left their low-paying factory jobs in the Northeast for a chance of a fortune through farming in the...
Apr 10, 20233 min read
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Five Ways to Think About Witnessing
“Sent people” understand that they are in their profession, their neighborhood, or even a meeting room next to a certain person for a...
Oct 10, 20223 min read
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How to Live Sent: Ask, “What Do I See?”
This post was inspired by Heather Holleman and Ashley Holleman’s book, SENT: Living a Life That Invites Others to Jesus. “Sent” people...
Sep 12, 20223 min read
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The Flawed Followers Who Changed the World
In 1 Corinthians 16:17–18, Paul says, “I am delighted to have Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus present, because these men have made up...
Jul 25, 20222 min read
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Spiritual Gifts Are How Jesus Continues His Ministry
Jesus promised that after he was gone, he would continue to build his church. By his Spirit. Through his disciples. Both of those phrases...
Apr 25, 20223 min read
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Three Goals Every Church Must Have
Earlier this year, when the Winter Olympics were going on, I read about the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, the swimmer...
Apr 11, 20223 min read
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Three Ways to Live in Light of Eternity
Have you ever seen a really suspenseful movie for the second time? Your experience the second time around is much different than the...
Sep 27, 20214 min read
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Should Christians Accept Culture or Reject It?
When it comes to living in a hostile culture, many Christians choose either assimilation or separation. Assimilation means you gradually...
Sep 6, 20213 min read
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No Matter Your Age, God’s Still Got a Mission for You
When Daniel was well over 80 years old, he was still living in captivity in Babylon, which by that time had been overthrown by the Medes...
Jul 19, 20212 min read
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Is Jesus’ Mission Your Mission?
Jesus is not after passive surrender. The cross was his instrument of world salvation, so to take it up means actively devoting your life...
May 3, 20214 min read
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Three Traits of a Disciple-making Disciple
There is no such thing as a Christ-follower who isn’t actively engaged in God’s mission on earth to make his name known among every...
Mar 18, 20214 min read
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The Right Way to Be Rich
If you are going to seek to be rich somewhere, seek to be rich toward God. “Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags...
Dec 17, 20202 min read
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A Wasted Life or a Worthy One?
This is an excerpt from my upcoming book, What Are You Going to Do With Your Life?, which releases TODAY! Get your copy here! If you live...
Oct 13, 20203 min read
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“Thy Kingdom Come” or “My Kingdom Come”?
This is an excerpt from my upcoming book, What Are You Going to Do With Your Life?, which releases Oct. 13! Pre-order your copy here...
Oct 8, 20204 min read
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God Does His Greatest Work Through Simple Acts of Obedience
This is an excerpt from my upcoming book, What Are You Going to Do With Your Life?, which releases on Oct. 13. Pre-order your copy here...
Sep 29, 20203 min read
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How to Turn Misery Into Ministry
Anyone can be happy when things are going well. But can you have joy when they aren’t? Flipping through the TV channels with my kids a...
Aug 24, 20203 min read
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Five Steps to Help You Find Your Role in the Mission of God
The church has one mission. As Paul puts it in Romans 15:21, our job is to ensure that “… those who have never been told of him will see,...
Mar 2, 20203 min read
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Jesus Loves “Insignificant” Places, Digital Life After Death, & Are the Gospels His
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
Nov 8, 20192 min read
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The Presidency Deserves Respect, American Christianity Isn’t Dead Yet, & Kanye West’
Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...
Nov 1, 20193 min read
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Three Reasons to Plant Churches in Your College Town
Here at the Summit, we have an audacious goal of planting 1,000 churches by 2050. (By God’s grace, we have already planted 298!) One of...
Aug 26, 20193 min read
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