Say a prayer for these 9 TVC families headed to Guatemala with NEXT Worldwide They will be there for a week sharing the gospel and helping new church plants. Moms and dads on mission with their kids! Exciting!

Church Member, turn in your ref's whistle and pick up a towel. Servants are greater than critics.

Proud of my wife Colleen D. Searcy. Great article, "Tending Your Garden," published in Risen Motherhood®!! Know any young moms that need encouragement today? Pass it along!

I love Risen Motherhood® and I love Colleen D. Searcy. Read Colleen's insights on those labor-intensive young mom years here: risenmotherhood.com/blog/tendingyo…

Huge night for Church at the Cross as we launch our CATC Women Bible Study under the leadership of Colleen D. Searcy. Over 200 women diving in. Amazing.

So proud of my wife, Colleen D. Searcy on her blog for LIfeWay....Where's Your Identity? - LifeWay Women All Access blog.lifeway.com/womenallaccess…

Here’s a good reminder that the world is not American... It’s estimated that 1 billion people will watch the India vs. Pakistan World Cup cricket match. Yep. Billion 10 times the size of the Super Bowl and 57 times game 6 of the NBA finals.

There is a fine line between wanting God to use you for his glory and wanting everyone to know it. thegspl.co/2qiDjel

"In Christianity you are more concerned about the glory of God in all nations than you are about your comfort in your own nation." -@PlattDavid

God always blesses what he initiates. Frustration is often the fruit of trying to propel what the Lord did not ignite. I'm praying he spares me the frustration of starting things that originate entirely with me.

What happens to people who never hear the gospel? hubs.ly/H0lCpp10

After his mom died a few years ago, his family has struggled to pay the bills. He’s been wearing the same clothes and shoes. His classmates chipped in for his birthday, and bought him new shoes, clothes and football gear 🙏 (via porterrharris/Instagram)

The average Christian in the world is not male but female, not white but brown or black, third world, not first world, far more Pentecostal than Presbyterian. The “average” Christian in the world today is a 22-year old brown female. She has not been to your conference...

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. - Viktor Frankl

God really does love you — genuine affection, fatherly provision, sacrificial devotion, tender care — but not because you’re great. Because he is great. desiringgod.org/articles/for-g…

Avoid defining your value based on the position or title you hold. Understand that you are an individual of value as reflected in the choices you make in life. mhyatt.us/2pJgjoK

You will lose the heart of those you insist on controlling. You may keep the empty shell of relationship depending on their level of devotion, dependency or dysfunction but you will not keep their heart. Affection has a God-ordered allergy to tyranny. It grows where it’s free to.

"The temptation in ministry is to use our genuine calling and desire to be faithful in ways where we embrace a kind of worldly power which can ultimately warp your soul." ― Kyle Strobel

Proud of my wife and excited about our new adventure with Church at the Cross. x.com/catctx/status/…

Church leaders: Amen, Amen and Amen! x.com/edstetzer/stat…