In his book, 4 Chair Discipling, Dann Spader looks at what it means to disciple someone. He breaks discipleship down in to a four step process using the analogy of four chairs.
What Financial Desperation Revealed about God’s Abundance
Broke — When faith, finances and desperation collide. When I picked up Broke, I wondered if I was about to read a woman’s journey with financial instability and what she did to get out of it. I thought I might be reading a Dave Ramsey-ish account of a family’s journey...
How Should Christians Respond To Same-Sex Marriage?
Christ and Same-Sex Marriage The world is different today than it was when I was a child. The hardships we've come through have shaped and changed the world for better and for worse. There is hope where there was once desperation. There is peace where there was once...
What Happened to Brave Reviews?
Have you taken a look around our new website? What do you think of it? A lot has changed around here as of late! Not only has the site got a complete facelift, but we changed our name and you may notice we're discussing a more broad stroke of material. What's up with...
Digital Ministry Conference 2015
If you and your church isn't considering how to ministry digitally, you're missing out. Easy for me to say, I work in digital marketing full-time. How is a lead pastor or a church staff, that is likely made mostly of volunteers, to cater to the World Wide Web? Maybe...
Keep the Hell Away From Me
I have been stewing on this for a while now. A topic that I personally wrestle with often — almost too often. And I'm ready to be a little more open about what I'm thinking. I'll back up to how this all started. I remember reading through 1 Peter 1 some time ago. "Be...
Is Collide App the Christian Dating Tinder?
Meet Collide, the Christian Dating App Revisited this review in November of 2021 and realized that Collide is no longer listed on any mobile app stores, so while this was an interesting idea it looks like your dating won't have any luck this way! Yep. You've got that...
The Complete 101 Collection by John Maxwell, A Review
John Maxwell is known best for his books and conferences on leadership. For many years now he's been a key voice in leadership and learning how to lead. Part of this voice came in the form of a series of small books in the "101 Series". Maxwell has repacked these...
Greatness in the Kingdom — Tim Keller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKdaRFFld-0&list=PLXkjd_l1xkSToAA_w2Gh4lGssn7ZyjNhP&index=1 Whoever humbles himself. Whoever takes the lowest position. Access over 1,300 of Tim Keller's sermons! https://www.logos.com/getkeller Get the Timothy Keller Sermon...
The Mingling of Souls by Matt Chandler
The Mingling of Souls: A Review Mingling of souls is the idea that there's more to sex than just the physical. No need to be shy about the topic, because it's all over the television, news, and social media. Sex is prevelant and the church should be talking about it....
Have You Ever Wanted To Master #TheArtOfSocialMedia?
I still remember it, sitting in the computer lab at college and getting invited. I wasn't sure it was something I should be involved in. It was so exciting. All my friends were doing it. Even friends from back home had told me a bit about it. So I dove in... to...
How Should We Read The Bible Today?
Christians around the world hold the Bible as their sacred text. They study it for knowledge, for devotion, for relationship, for understanding orthodoxy and orthopraxy. The Bible tells is the ultimate standard for living. From it we gain our deepest hopes and our...
Dropbox Movie: Brian Ivie Interview
Wait. You haven't heard about the movie, Dropbox, yet? How can I put this nicely? Next time you have that evening off and you can sit down to watch a movie, why don't you skip the 35 minutes of scanning Netflix before landing on a documentary that covers Russian...
Do You Want To Be A Better Dad?
I'm the dad of two beautiful daughters. Every day I interact with them, I'm more and more amazed at their beauty and wonder of the world. Their innocence is compelling and challenging. As a dad I have many insecurities. There's a deep rooted fear that I'll screw...
First 24 Hours With the Apple Watch
So, I was one of those crazies who set an alarm for 2:50 AM (EST) so that I could order the Apple Watch on April 10th. I rolled out of bed and pre-ordered Apple's new tech at 3:02 AM — as soon as they opened the digital gates for buyers. The time it took to get here...