Good kids, that’s what we want. So we post rules and plan consequences and reward behaviors to stop the bad. But this isn’t enough.  “Go,” Jesus said, “and make disciples.” He was ushering in a new kingdom, one based not on codes, but on the

Looking back over my short life, I can think of six distinct junctures where I had to make a major choice about my future. What makes these six crossroads in my life stand out is that each of them carried a weight. The weight was

We lived a half mile from the church, occasionally walking to the service when the weather was nice. This proximity to the church and my mother’s love of hosting meant that many traveling preachers shared meals with our family. At our church, the primary reason

God spoke to me at the Toronto Airport Vineyard. I write those words with some trepidation since I have wrestled to hear God’s voice over the years. Nevertheless, that moment in Toronto is a time I will never forget. I was 19 and wanted to