When Our Mission Becomes a Lukewarm Mess
By Allen White
When I was seven-years-old, I trooped off on the old church bus. A “new church bus” would somehow be an oxymoron. We were headed to Wheatstate Camp just east of Wichita, Kansas. Hot, desolate, barren, did I say hot? This is where young people in our church went to meet with God, because frankly there was nothing else there. Read more...
The Fraternity of Faith
By Allen White
Have you noticed an affinity among certain groups of people? How do smokers know each other even when they’re not smoking? I’ve sat with smokers, who had not lit up, someone would walk up to the table and ask the smoker for a cigarette. The fellow smoker didn’t even consider me. How did they know? Read more...
Defensive or Defended?
By Allen White
John asks an interesting question: “Are you the one or is it somebody else?” Did he forget his proclamation the first time he saw Jesus? He exclaimed, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world” (John 1:29). Maybe prison was messing with Him. Read more...
God Equips the Called. P.S. You’re Called
By Allen White
John the Baptist was an unlikely leader. He lived in the wilderness, not in a quaint cabin or a posh RV. From his description, we might assume he just slept on the ground or in a cave (Matthew 3:1-6). John wore animal skins. He ate bugs and honey. There was something wild and rustic about John. He was the contrast to the wealthy, well-heeled religious leaders. Read more...
You Can Please Some of the People Some of the Time…
By Allen White
You can please some of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time. You’ll kill yourself trying. Read more...
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