My wife Kathy and I have five of the most wonderful children in the world. Our oldest three children (Camden, Brady, and Amelia) are ours biologically and our youngest two children (Charlotte and Luke) were adopted from China. Adoption has been a wonderful experience for our family and we know
Do You Know Of Any “GOOD” Urban Churches?
Someone once said to me, "Charles...if you ever find the perfect church, do them a favor and don't ever go there. You'd probably just mess it up for everyone else." Hopefully all he was saying is that there is no such thing as the "perfect" church. Hopefully. Churches are made up of sinners
Reasons Why Ministry Makes Me Nervous
It is true. Very true. Most Christians—myself included—sweat bullets when they think about talking to strangers (not to mention friends & family) about their Christian faith. It causes the sweat to pour and the blood pressure to rise. Reasons not to speak the truth in love begin to surface
Christianity And The American Dream
The "American Church" looks vastly different than other churches outside this country. But is that solely due to cultural differences, or is something more sinister to blame? Jesus said to give up our earthly treasures in exchange for Him, but many "Christians" today associate with Christ only so
Discipleship: Are You Interested?
It’s been some two thousand years since Jesus ascended into the clouds, yet He remains eternally the “same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). As God in the flesh, our Lord Jesus Christ had the wisdom and foresight to gaze into the generations ahead and behold the long road in which
Missionary Work And Provocative Attire
During a lecture once in seminary, my professor paused, set aside his notes and then said something that I will never forget. He said, "You know...we're a lot more like the Corinthians than we'd care to admit." His statement was sad...and true. Missionary work in foreign lands is hard work. One