by Brent Paulus | Jul 24, 2024 | Men's Content
Everyone loves a good origin story. For years, our favorite stories in oral, written, and now visual format have been full of the great, powerful, brave, and noble heroes whose humble beginnings make them relatable to the masses. Take, for example, a lowly shepherd...
by Mark Hurlbut | Jul 11, 2024 | Men's Content
Sometimes, we find ourselves in a spiritual dry land. We know what we should do and who we should be, but those ideals and places seem distant. We go through the motions, only to find ourselves farther away from where we want to be and nowhere closer to God. We’ve...
by John Avant | Jul 11, 2024 | Pastors & Leaders Content
I just returned from leading a group of Life Action friends on an epic journey in Paul’s footsteps. On the first day there, we stood together on the beach at biblical Neapolis, the place where Paul landed in response to his Macedonian call. It was also the doorway for...
by Donna Avant | Jul 11, 2024 | Women's Content
Are you ready to quit? Quit your job, quit the ministry God has entrusted you with? Or maybe you’re ready to throw in the towel on your marriage or that difficult child? This past year, I had the privilege of traveling to the Middle East, where I met women with the...
by Yeathus Johnson | Jun 27, 2024 | Men's Content, Uncategorized
Last month, I attended a men’s retreat in Orlando, and it was an amazing and rich experience. First off, I got my first private jet ride; we went from Winston-Salem, NC, to Orlando, FL, in record flying time! Second, we heard from former NFL quarterback Jeff Kemp, who...
by Mark Hurlbut | Jun 27, 2024 | Pastors & Leaders Content
I received a phone call from a woman who had recently begun attending the church I was pastoring. Even though I barely knew her, I could tell over the phone that she sounded distraught. She asked if she could come over and talk—like, right now. I said absolutely....
by Amy Daniel | Jun 27, 2024 | Women's Content
Have you ever had someone believe a lie about you? Do you find yourself struggling to find the truth in certain situations? Do you often act on assumptions? Learning that someone believes something about you that isn’t true—not even giving you the chance to speak into...
by John Avant | Jun 12, 2024 | Pastors & Leaders Content
Every ministry marriage needs a miracle. Ministry is just really hard on marriage. You need a miracle, either to make your marriage strong or to keep your marriage strong. Our marriage was in real trouble thirty years ago. We always fought and did not want to be...
by Donna Avant | Jun 12, 2024 | Women's Content
Is your marriage characterized by incessant fighting? Is your marriage on the brink of death? Does it need reviving? Three pairs of precious eyes stared at me as I stood in the middle of the kitchen, surrounded by shattered glass. They had just witnessed their mom at...
by Mark Hurlbut | Jun 6, 2024 | Men's Content
Many things characterize a godly man. He is a man of integrity, honesty, kindness, courage, and faith, and he lives in many other honorable ways. Yet there is one quality, one identifier that covers all these and more: a godly man is a kingdom man. A simple way to...
