The Big Idea

This book is packed with solid and helpful ideas, and the "big idea" of the book is one that churches should carefully consider trying in their own setting.

Name that sermon!

It's been almost seven years now since my wife and I faced the big decision: what to name our new baby. Our first son - soon to be 11 years old - was a fairly easy one. Every eldest male in my family (going back at least five generations) has had the first name "James." (I hap

Why Evangelism?: An Interview With Steve Douglass

Steve Douglass has some big shoes to fill, stepping into the role long filled by Bill Bright as president of Campus Crusade for Christ. Since 2001, Douglass has led one of the world's largest evangelistic organizations. An MIT graduate and Harvard MBA, Steve served Campus Crusade for more

Famous Last Words

There are some folks who always have to have the last word in a conversation. Then again, when someone is on his or her deathbed, it's not that hard to get the last word. A friend of mine wrote in his blog that he'll be happy just so long as his last words are not "Hey guys,

Legend Has It

I received a couple of emails about Mars coming amazingly close to earth on August 27. Maybe you got the same email, which begins this way: "The Red Planet is about to be spectacular! This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the closest app