A Tale of Two Theaters

It’s not by chance that this weekend, while kazillions of Americans pack theaters to watch what is arguably the year’s most anticipated movie, The Hunger Games, a Gideon-sized army (by comparison) will opt for a far lesser-known title that centers on the same theme: the fight for life. Read More...

Have We Become Armchair Revivalists?

I’ve never met a believer who didn’t have an innate vision for revival. Sure, the concept of what revival actually looks like varies from person to person. But we all long to see a mass outpouring of the Holy Spirit that transforms cities and nations. Read More...

A Report From the Front Lines of China’s Revival

Dennis Balcombe is one of my all-time spiritual heroes–a guy who puts any self-appointed apostle, prophet or evangelist to shame. He’s impacted millions during China’s unprecedented revival while almost daily putting his life on the line. He’s been beaten, arrested, imprisoned and threatened yet, like many of China’s giants in the faith, has story after story of God miraculously saving him. Bottom line: This true apostle gets my attention every time he speaks. Read More...

When God Speaks Through Linsanity

I have 1,001 reasons to love the Jeremy Lin story. First, the obvious: I’m human and, like anyone with a pulse, love a good ol’ fashioned underdog story. Few things can top the tale of a Harvard walk-on-turned-All-Ivy-Leaguer who goes undrafted, bounces around a few NBA teams and the NBA’s Development League, and then gets a Hail Mary chance with a team in the world’s biggest media market. Fast-forward all of two weeks since the New York Knicks point guard was inserted into a game because of teammates’ injuries, and we’re all swept up in Linsanity. Read More...

TBN’s Family Feud Gets Awkward

It’s easy to take potshots at the Trinity Broadcasting Network given some of the crazy on-air antics that rival YouTube’s most viral videos these days. But the latest allegations involving TBN founders Paul and Jan Crouch are more than just a “he said, she said” case; they’re down-right weird, considering it’s the Crouches’ granddaughter filing suit. While it should be noted the lawsuit isn’t directly against TBN, the allegations of $50 million in misused donations say enough. Read More...

Who’s to Blame for the Eddie Long Soap Opera?

I don’t know Eddie Long. I’ve never met the guy, have no idea where his heart is and am in no place to judge where he stands before God. But considering the soap opera surrounding him over the past year—from a sex scandal to a burglary case to multiple lawsuits to his church’s school closing to divorce to being crowned “king”—it’s safe to say this probably wasn’t the guy’s favorite year. It’s also obvious, based upon the state and fruit of his ministry, that after walking through a season of true healing (which I pray he’ll do), he needs to reconsider the people surrounding him—those in his “inner circle.” Read More...

A Messianic Response to the Eddie Long Fiasco

Not that I want to draw any more attention to the “Eddie Long crowned king” fiasco … but Ron Cantor, who leads Messiah’s Mandate ministry, couldn’t help but respond on behalf of the Messianic community. Check out the long list of fallacies offered by the supposed rabbi who deemed Long worthy to be crowned. Read More...