by John Avant | Jan 16, 2019 | Featured, Obedience
Diving with sharks. Diving with sharks with my fourteen-year-old son. Diving in cenotes (freshwater caverns in Mexico). Trips to countries where people are murdered for their faith. Some say I am an adrenaline junkie, an adventurer, or a risk taker. My wife usually...
by Donna Avant | Jan 9, 2019 | Featured, Obedience
My four-year-old granddaughter, Addy, was intently playing in her room. She heard her daddy calling her from downstairs, “Addy, come downstairs. We need to go.” Addy was in her own little world of imagination, interacting with her dolls. She didn’t want to be...
by Bill Elliff | Jan 4, 2019 | Pastoral Leadership, Spiritual Challenge for Leaders
Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name give glory because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth (Psalm 115:1 NASB). One of the things that determines the trajectory of a man’s life is how he handles praise. If he is a proud man, he will absorb it,...
by Life Action | Jan 2, 2019 | Featured, Obedience
“Three, two, one …” For so many of life’s great events, this countdown of anticipation stirs imagination! For me, it also represented the ultimate achievement after years of education, preparation, and envisioning my future. Hearing this countdown from the...
