Practical Ways to Overcome Spiritual Stagnation and Embrace Vibrant Faith "Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor ,...

** I am HONORED to feature this guest blog from my dear friend, Graham Spiegel! Graham is 15 years old and radiates a pure and contagious...

** I am HONORED to feature this guest blog from Bailey Balogh! Bailey is 16 years old, and I have had the joy of knowing her for her...

** I am HONORED to feature this guest blog from my son, Josiah Ammons! The passion, wisdom, and depth of love I witness from my son every...

“The apostles gathered around Jesus and…so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to...

There is a quote famously linked to social activist Mahatma Gandhi that states, “I like your Christ, but I do not like your Christians....

Politics:  from the ancient Greek, ‘politika,’ “affairs of the city.” “A set of activities that directs the collective decisions and...

It’s been a few weeks, friends. I could go on and on  (as many of my friends in the Southeast U.S. could)  about the trials, exhaustion,...

“Lord, Have Mercy.  Christ, Have Mercy.  Lord, Have Mercy on Us.”  — Kyrie Eleison Prayer I write these words from my hometown of Tampa,...

There are certain life-giving words that find residence within us. It might be a verse highlighted in your Bible, an affirmation printed...

Recently, I found myself enraptured by the words of the prophet Isaiah. Though he wrote from the opposite side of the world of my...

Here we are again…fully into another election year cycle.  Tensions rise on both the right and the left as many have once again allowed...

Last week, I shared the healing journey God has been taking me on over the past months. If you missed it, you can read it here . That...

For those who have been following my personal health journey over these past months, I wanted to give a big update. In the closing months...

God is Goodness itself , and there is a greatness  to your unique voice in Him!  One of my favorite verses is Colossians 1:27, which...

Confession time.  I have a consuming passion for Jesus, a deep love for people, an insatiable burning for God’s Kingdom to be established...

There has perhaps been no bigger buzzword in Christian culture over the last decade than the term “deconstruction.” It has been both...

The legal name on my birth certificate reads “Charles,”  but it isn’t a name  ever  used by anyone who knows me. Phone solicitors and...

Over the course of the past month, we have joined the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Philippians, seeking to renew our minds and...

“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10 Do you remember the phrase, “Sticks and stones may...