Sharing some my story with Tony Miltenberger on the Reclamation Podcast

Recently I had an opportunity to sit down with Tony Miltenberger of the Reclamation Podcast to share some of my story from the past couple years and also some of what we are all about at Spirit & Truth. I also talk a little bit about an alternative to the consumeristic tendencies that have become …

Evangelism in the North American Mission Field

Recently, Dr. David Watson of United Theological Seminary interviewed me about evangelism in the context of the declining Western church and some what we are doing with Spirit & Truth. I really enjoyed getting to share about a topic that I am so passionate about and is at the heart of our ministry. Follow the …

The best parenting decision I ever made

Disclaimer: A lot of days I feel like I stink as a parent. I regularly have regrets about things I do or don't do as a dad. So the following is not coming from a place of trumpeting success. Rather, it's really just celebrating the grace of God that showed up and helped me to …

Lessons from the African Church (Part 1)

Over on the Spirit & Truth website I am starting to publish a series of reflections on my time in Nairobi, Kenya. I will also share some more personal reflections here, but I wanted to link to these articles because they share much of my heart for the church in America as I return home …

“Holy Fire” (My talk from the 2019 Spirit & Truth Conference)

In March 2019 the ministry I help to lead, Spirit & Truth, held our first ever conference in Dayton, Ohio. Here is the talk I delivered to close out the conference where I share a little bit of my heart for the Methodist Church and talk about "Holy Fire." https://youtu.be/HtLWx1uFwxs  

Longings for the church that I love: Sharing my heart for the United Methodist Church

I have been a part of the United Methodist Church since birth. I grew up in this church. It formed me. It connected me with men and women who shaped me profoundly. And as nearly all Methodists are now aware, I recognize that we stand at a major crossroads as a denomination. There are so …

Dear Church, you already have everything you need.

Dear Church, you already have everything you need. In this holiday season we are constantly tempted by commercials, billboards and radio advertisements to consider all of the items we are currently lacking in our life. How have you managed to go on living without a blanket with sleeves in your life? This temptation to continually …

Launching something new…

My life remains anything but boring. God is calling me to a new step of faith again. Here's a quick summary of what's happening... For the past year I have been serving full-time with reviveOHIO and helping to equip everyday folks to share the Gospel and make disciples all over Ohio. It has been a …

Our God is a Consuming Fire

This is a message I shared on the fourth night of a recent reviveOHIO outreach in Logan County, Ohio. It wasn't one of the most light-hearted messages I have ever shared, but I think this is a truth the American church needs to hear. I pray it challenges you as it did me while I …

Contrite hearts…the beginning place for revival?

This is a message reflecting on Psalm 51 that I recently shared at a service in Washington Court House, Ohio. Fayette County is getting ready to launch a county-wide outreach with reviveOHIO in March. This was our first community worship gathering to share the vision and prepare our hearts... https://youtu.be/KKC7IZLtnbM