Crossing Your No-Mans-Land

I can feel the compression of my vertebre under the weight of body armor, gear, radios, ammo, and water. About 40 pounds, I think–but this is a short patrol and we aren’t taking packs, so at least that’s a bonus…

Burn. The. Boats.

Jesus sometimes said some wacky stuff. At the end of Luke chapter 9, it’s a bit shocking when he tells his followers not to say goodbye to their parents or to ‘let the dead bury the dead.’ When Jesus talked about hating your parents and picking up your cross, he wasn’t trying to tell his […]

Taking Control of Fear: Courageous Christians

At the G42 Leadership Academy, we talk about our missional “forefathers” who have overcome in the face of real adversity. Gladys Alward, Brother Yun, Nate Saint, George Mueller… for some reason, many of us have lost the courage to do difficult things these days. Every time fear raises up, or obstacles come, we decide it’s […]

The Cost of Not Going…

I gave a challenge to the men this past week during our weekly G42 “Man-Time.” We often talk about being dangerous men, ready for risk, ready to “Go.” We also hear weekly from men & women who have already gone, and we hear stories of people like Sunitha, an Indian woman who has planted 42 churches in the past 5 years, sleeping on nothing more than a mat on dirt floors, being stoned, yet still going back and bringing the Message of Christ where it has never been before.

So why don’t we go?

We Have Nothing to Fear…

I began a series on the “Elements of Leadership” today at the G42 Leadership Academy. I always start the series with “Overcoming Fears-Facing Your Giants.” Before we can step into our inheritance, we need to look past the fears–the giants–and stand on the promises that God has given us. Either He is God, and has […]