Now that all of the hype from the election has gone down, I think it’s safe for me to talk about politics without being pummeled into submission (maybe). I just hope nobody comes to burn my house down after reading...

One of the ways we, Campus Renewal Ministries, teach students how to live on mission and to get out of their Christian bubbles is to change some simple patterns in their lives.  We call these “missional rhythms.” I shared four simple...

One of the ways we, Campus Renewal Ministries, teach students how to live on mission and to get out of their Christian bubbles is to change some simple patterns in their lives.  We call these “missional rhythms.” rhythm “movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of...

My wife Brenda and I have a great tradition. Every year we take an anniversary trip where one person plans the trip and keeps it a secret from the other one. Yep, she’s quite a sport! I planned the 11th...

I’m am tired of the tolerance movement – at least as far as it is defined by the University of Texas and so many other campuses across America. In about two weeks incoming freshman will descend on UT’s campus for...

God’s pursuit fuels passion, which fuels missions. I am a father of two sons (5 & 3). One of their favorite movies is “Finding Nemo”. During a window of about 3 months we watched the movie 84 times. To be...

The atmosphere was rough. I stood there in the middle of Jester lobby, home to about 4000 college students and one of the biggest dorms in the country and I couldn’t help but feel slightly defeated. My good friend Sabrina...

Are you convinced Bono is the Antichrist? Do you still wonder why so many people started saying "Your Mom goes to college" at exactly the same time? Is Harry Potter really Satan? This post is for you.

This weekend I was teaching CRM’s Spark Course to students from the University of Houston.  I shared various examples of what students were doing at the University of Texas to live on mission in their dorms, colleges, and clubs.  I also...

If you approached me two years ago and asked me what living for Jesus looked like, I would have told you that a life with Jesus is a life of prayer. It is an extravagant lifestyle spent in intimacy with...