The United Nations has labeled the atrocities against civilians in Aleppo “the worst humanitarian war crime of the 21st century.” You may remember this fall when I had the privilege of ministering among Syrian refugees in Armenia. As Christmas quickly…

“Silver Bells” was first performed by Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell in the motion picture The Lemon Drop Kid, filmed in 1950 and released in 1951. The song’s first recorded version was performed by Bing Crosby and Carol Richards, with…

  I wanted to post a quick thought or two before the day’s end, mostly just to ask you to pray for the people of Chapeco, Brazil, who are mourning the loss of their beloved soccer team. They were scheduled…

  Advent is a season of waiting. Expecting. It’s a time of looking forward with hope, even when a complete understanding of every circumstance is impossible. Advent is a season of longing for that which has been promised. If you…

As we celebrate the one-year anniversary of The Fellowship:Downtown, I want to extend a special “thank you” to Starfish Orphan Ministry. Since the launch of our first satellite campus at 1000 Broadway, Starfish Orphan Ministry has graciously opened their building…

“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give…

As last week drew to a close, several of you kindly suggested that I show an excellent video from Franklin Graham in our morning service yesterday, and others asked me to publish a voter’s guide from an outside organization. I…

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” First Peter 2:9. Wow!…

Since Lifeway has just pulled from its shelves the books of Jen Hatmaker, I feel compelled to speak. Jen Hatmaker is a New York Times bestselling author from Austin, Texas. She’s a bright, dynamic, 42-year-old pastor’s wife and a compelling…

“For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty…