Dancing with truth and peace
Thursday
August 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Blog
Nik Ripken travelled deep into China to meet with leaders of the underground church.* The church understood persecution well, but their perspective surprised Ripken. To the Christians, going to prison for their faith was just part of life. They counted it a privilege, comparing it to seminary, because suffering produced maturity and the best Christian […]
Thursday
July 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Blog, Lead Yourself
II Samuel 11-12 tells the sordid tale of King David’s tragic failure. The shocking story exposes the dirty path of his sins: Laziness. Lust. Lies. Adultery. Murder. When Nathan, the prophet, rebuked David, the gravity of the sin finally surfaced. David was a broken, contrite man. He did not sound like a king, but like […]
Friday
July 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Blog, Lead Yourself
If you woke up this morning to a healthy marriage, family and career, and decided that you wanted to flush it down the toilet, I’ve got a great plan for you. If struggle upon struggle has piled upon your life, and you want to make it even worse, all you need to do is follow […]
Thursday
July 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Blog, Lead Yourself, Your Church, Your World
I grew up attending the North American Christian Convention. I remember riding in the College Press-rented U-Haul with my dad, playing tag on the escalators with Matthew and David DeWelt and sneaking into Louisville’s Freedom Hall locker rooms with Kyle Idleman. I guess I wasn’t the model NACC kid. Twenty years passed and I gladly […]
Sunday
July 2014
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your World
When I hear the numbers, I get overwhelmed in a hurry. 400,000 boys are victims of sex trafficking. 60% of tourism to Costa Rica is connected to the sex industry. 15,000 boys are being trafficked in the Dominican Republic. Some numbers come from the State Department and others come from boots on the ground. But […]
