by John Avant | Nov 26, 2019 | Marriage & Family
Try this as a trivia question at Thanksgiving dinner: What does “Mary Had a Little Lamb” have to do with Thanksgiving? In 1822, Sarah Hale was only two weeks away from giving birth to her fifth child when her beloved husband died suddenly of a stroke. She...
by John Avant | Sep 30, 2019 | God's Kingdom First, Presidents Column, Six Responses to God
The greatest spiritual movement in history … is now. Yet sadly, for those of us in America, we have to get on an airplane to see it firsthand. As evidence? What if I told you that Iran, one of the most spiritually oppressed places on earth right now, is in the midst...
by John Avant | Jun 1, 2019 | Revive Magazine, The Power of a Life Message
Interestingly, the Bible only talks about leadership a small number of times. However, it talks about servanthood frequently. So why are there so many leadership conferences for Christians, rather than servanthood conferences? My first thought is, “Because nobody...
by John Avant | Apr 1, 2019 | Presidents Column, Say Yes to God
Well, I hope someone reads this. I probably wouldn’t. To be honest, the title would normally not interest me. You see, I really care nothing at all about flowers. I’m not sure I’d know a daffodil from a dandelion! And I’m pretty sure I’ve never learned anything...
by John Avant | Nov 1, 2018 | Obedience, Revive Magazine, Six Responses to God, Your Faith Frontier
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...
