During college, Glen House experienced a tragic skiing accident. His plans had been to graduate, go to medical school, and become a surgeon. After hitting an icy run, he flew headlong into a tree and sustained a massive head injury. The results were not good. Glen was paralyzed. With minimal use of his arms and [...]
Imagine losing it all—everything you own. Your home, your furniture, all the memories captured in family photos, your beloved pets, every possession you hold dear—all gone. And even if you and your family escaped, it would only be a matter of time before you ran out of places to run. In the end, Earth would [...]
When I left full-time ministry after fourteen years, it was not a decision I made quickly or easily. Thankfully, I didn’t have to leave the ministry because of moral failure or incompetence. In fact, things were going better than ever. That’s when I learned that sometimes God will lead you in a different direction when [...]
You have been called to live a life of purpose. God hasn’t created you to wake each morning, day after day, go to work, breathe in and out, and return home tired, exhausted, and without hope. You haven’t been created to be like one man who once said, “I hate my job, but I just [...]
This powerful skit illustrates two incredible truths: 1) God owns it all and 2) most of us spend His money as if No. 1 weren’t true. What will you do with the “pie” that God has given you? [...]
As a leader, I have learned that some leadership lessons come easy and some come hard. My most recent leadership lessons have come unexpectedly. You see, over the past two years I have dreamed with Blueprint CEO, Mike Kendrick, about developing a new mobile app that would bring together thousands of top sermons, devotionals, e-books, [...]
I haven’t taken any math classes since I was 14 years old because equations give me a rash, but I recently read an equation that moved me. For three days, it rolled around in my head and forced me to take a serious look at how I have often defined success. I discovered this convicting [...]
Many Christians believe that if they accept Christ as their Lord and Savior that when they die they go to heaven and that’s it. End of story. But is that really all the Bible says about the afterlife? What Happens After You Die Yes, Christians will be granted access into heaven. They will also be [...]
In the corner of my fiancée Laurin’s dining room stands a gently used walker. It belonged to her mother, but she no longer needs it. You see, about three months ago, Jesus healed her. Some people would say that Martha Ann “lost her battle” with the disease that took her life, but I know that’s [...]
Whenever I plan a trip to a new destination, I love the process of plotting out the route and determining the shortest distance between where I am and where I want to go. Tools like Google Maps make this especially easy. But unfortunately, the route is rarely a straight line! Whether driving to a nearby city [...]
