If God has predestined the elect, why should we evangelize?
Because we GET to! Because we’re told to. Because preaching the Gospel proclaims God’s glory! That’s what we’re created and purposed to do! We don’t know who will or won’t be saved, and it’s not our...
View ArticleCLEP What You Can!
Let me offer some unsolicited (yet valuable and alliterative) advice for anyone planning to go to college: complete core classes at community college and CLEP as many courses as you can. Use SpeedyPrep...
View ArticleAn Open Christmas Card to Normal People
A note for normal people: I’ve been talking a lot (not on this blog, but on social media and IRL) about a radical Christian approach to Christmas lately, but I want to let you know that I recognize...
View ArticleOf Lead and Lies
State of the Union Address, source: http://goo.gl/r7zs6 “Police chiefs are asking our help to get weapons of war and massive magazines off the streets because they are tired of being outgunned.” –...
View ArticleRide for Refuge – Gear Up!
Alright, y’all: it’s time to build our Ride for Refuge team, Franklin/SH Freedom Fighters! Would you join us to ride and raise funds? The Ride for Refuge is a cycling fundraiser that supports over 165...
View ArticleI’m goin’ to Kathmandu.
In the words of Bob Seger, “that’s really, really where I’m going to [sic].” Source: http://goo.gl/PdXrxN But no, I’m not going on a hippie pilgrimage; this October I’m joining a team of co-workers...
View ArticleMy Response to the FBI Sex Trafficking Sweep and a Cry to the Church
buckyelliott:I love this. Right on. Originally posted on let's gather at the table: I’ve been reading these articles {click here to read one} on the FBI sweep that happened this past weekend. The one...
View ArticleJoin Spring Hillspeed — Do It For Freedom!
It’s time to build our 2014 Ride for Refuge team, Spring Hillspeed! Would you sponsor us or join us to ride and raise funds? The Ride for Refuge is a cycling fundraiser that supports over 165...
View ArticleBack to Brühl
As you might know, I was born in Germany to a U.S. Army family and have been a world traveller in some capacity ever since. I enjoy going on adventures, exploring places, trying foods, appreciating...
View ArticleDad & Daughter Freedom Riders
My daughter and I have joined End Slavery Tennessee‘s Spring Hillspeed team for the Ride For Refuge this October! We’ll be riding to raise money to help End Slavery create a slave-free Tennessee and...
View ArticleHappy Earth Day!
God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.” (Genesis...
View ArticleSymbols are Subjective
Symbols are subjective. Whatever a symbol’s original intent, its meaning is interpreted in different ways by different people depending upon how it’s been used in their cultural context. And such a...
View ArticleThat Just Happened.
If you had any doubt that biblically-faithful American Christians are strangers in a foreign land, there’s your proof. The “culture war” on legalized same-sex marriage is over. We’re called to live...
View ArticleRide for Refuge 2015!
It dawned on my yesterday that there are only 5 WEEKS left until this year’s Nashville Ride for Refuge on October 3! This annual, family-friendly ride/walk event is hosted by End Slavery Tennessee and...
View ArticleIs Your Money Where Your Mouth Is?
Luke 12: 22 And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on … 30 For all the nations of the world...
View ArticleUp, Up, and Away
After a decade at LifeWay Christian Resources ministering to students and church leaders, producing life-changing content, pioneering digital publishing, and sending the gospel to the ends of the...
View ArticleLook: Up in the Sky!
My previous post was called, “Up, Up, and Away” and I’ve been on twelve flights since then. Honestly, I didn’t know this update would follow that one so well. I told you that I believe God was kicking...
View ArticleMinistry Update – January 2016
Profound thanks to all the partners and co-laborers who have jumped on board so far to support my family’s new ministry! You’ll be instrumental parts of the amazing stories of gospel transformation...
View ArticleFinancial Peace and Freedom
Would you have peace if you suddenly lost your job? If God called you to full-time ministry, would you be able to obey without reservation? What if you lost your job and God called you to full-time...
View ArticleWoah, We’re Halfway There!
Woah! Livin’ on a prayer (and our emergency savings and a nice tax refund; answers to prayers in their own right)! I’m glad to say we’ve had a big and busy couple of weeks and are feeling very...
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