AN ENCOUNTER WITH Jesus changes everything. During a session at the School of the Circuit Riders in southern California back in 2012, I snuck out of the sanctuary into the foyer where I promptly fell on my face. As the oldest male attendee among a throng of youth and young adults, my heart was burdened…. [Read More]
A Christmas Story: A Baby’s Hug
This story will warm your heart. I first read it in a church bulletin back in ’03 so I don’t have any additional information as to who wrote it or where it came from originally. May your Christmas be a time of celebrating the birth of the God-child, Christ Jesus. Enjoy! ______________________________ We were the… [Read More]
Change the World One Life at a Time
As I sat in the small computer lab at Christ for the Nations Institute, I about fell out of my chair. A friend, Ben Hornby, had enrolled in the MDiv program at Regent University in Virginia Beach. Ben mentioned that he met someone who knew me. Of course that piqued my interest. Ben went… [Read More]
Are You Lovable?
Are you lovable? During my freshman year in college, I surrendered my life to Christ. It was the first time I’d heard a biblical introduction to who Jesus Christ was and the full implications of his crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection. I was greatly humbled that he would die on the Cross for me and… [Read More]