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This is a real place, perhaps a tension, in which many of us live. We cannot choose whom God restores. So often we say, “Oh, that man would be a tremendous Christian.” Or, “That man has talent—he could really influence a lot of people if he followed Christ.” Yet God has always accepted "whosoever will." It’s not about where you’ve been or what you’ve done. It’s about Who you’re following. So often, the men God uses are so far removed from the man we would choose for God to use that we become confused. But God isn’t confused—He is in...

If the game doesn’t keep score, most men don’t want to play. If you don’t know how to keep score, then it’s just confusing. And that’s where most men have landed in this ever-shifting and chaotic culture. What's the score - am I behind or ahead? I was casually shooting baskets with a couple friends. Making some shots on a basketball court that was in the back of the church we were at. Then one suggested we play “horse”. Well, that’s a game in which one man makes a shot and you have to match that exact shot – so...

Scripture is clear about a law that governs every generation and every nation: “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap” (Galatians 6:7). When evil is sown, chaos is the harvest. When violence is planted, conflict grows. Like you, I was rocked when I saw the news of the Iran conflict. I am hopeful. And I can see the hand of God in what you and I have worked on for forty-eight months. We are sowing life into the hearts of men across the Middle East. We've taped dozens of...

Here's a fascinating perspective on the end times. Take a minute - check this out. Imagine. It feels like Doomsday. Half the children die before age five. Most families are living in hovels patched together with debris. Disease is rampant. Drunkenness is a lifestyle for most men. If I added zombies, you'd think this was an apocalyptic movie. But it was real. That was life in the 1750's—the era in which Charles Wesley rose to become one of the greatest preachers of the Gospel with his brother John, and who wrote many of the hymns still sung today. In 1754,...

Whenever you receive a promise in life, the enemy—or someone—will try to steal it. Always. Expect it. There is always resistance. John said, “The thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy” (John 10:10). I think he most often comes to destroy your dreams. In Genesis chapter 15, we read how Abram received a promise from God. Though he had no children, he would someday be the father of a great nation. Abram received the promise of a great nation—even when he didn’t have any children—but he had to fight. Abram made a covenant with God. The covenant wasn’t about making...