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It’s a marathon, not a sprint. We’ve all heard that said about the Christian life...and it’s really true. King Asa accelerated out of the starting blocks like Usain Bolt. Early in his reign over Judah he removed foreign altars and…

I love riding roller coasters. The wilder the better. A slow and deliberate climb to dizzying heights. Then the bottom drops out from under you and you plummet from the mountain top to the lowest point of the ride in…

You know... you have to be superbly arrogant or blatantly deceived to not have faith in God and His word.   The cross-generational, cross-textual verifications of so much of Scripture really render the Bible beyond reasonable refutation.   My “epistles”…

Westgate has had weekly prayer meetings, dedicated to prayer, for 28 years now.  And, for most of those years, any sense of urgency in prayer was either graciously provided by the Holy Spirit or was the product of crisis in…

As we talk with pastors and leaders across the country, there is a common theme emerging - common experiences being shared and common stories being told. They are stories of discouragement, division in leadership, dissension within churches and considerations of…

I love the connectivity that social media provides us. I am able to touch and be touched by friendships from places and times in my past.   One of the downsides  of social media is the platform it provides for…

The lawlessness we see right now in our cities is a sign that the day of the Lord is at hand. The Bible is very clear that lawlessness is sin. In Romans 6:19, "Because of the weakness of your human…

I’ll be brutally honest. I’ve been challenged in this season… in almost every sphere of my life. The most significant challenge has been a correction to my version of what it truly means to follow Jesus. I wonder if this…

It seems we are all in agreement over one thing right now...we have never lived in such divided times and social media only amplifies the bitter sides being taken on just about any subject. Sides were being taken long before…

I have grave concerns that the current Covid-19 rush to streaming church services, while important for this season, could simply create a layer of consumer "Christians" choosing to stay disconnected from the Body of Christ. Frankly, it is our fault,…