The Great Christmas Message: With God, Nothing is Impossible
I often think about Mary, the young virgin girl who was one day approached by the angel Gabriel who told her that she would miraculously give birth to the Son of God. I imagine what she thought when hearing such a thing. Remember that Mary was probably just 14 or 15...
The Right Heart for Christmas
I John 2:15-17 tells us this: “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world — the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life — is not of the Father...
Closing Out the Year Strong
Is this ministry a blessing to you? Do you enjoy partnering with us in planting churches, training pastors and making new disciples? If so, would you prayerfully consider sending a special “Making Disciples Gift” to Thomas Road Worldwide by year’s end? All gifts will...
Victory Amid the Strife of Life
I fear that the condition of our culture today is a direct result of Christians too often shirking their God-given responsibility to proclaim the Gospel. That may sound like tough language, but the evidence is clear. So many of us are sitting back and complaining...
What Are Local Church Centers?
Through our Liberty Church Network, we have launched 15 Local Church Centers in the U.S., with plans to launch many more in the months to come. At these centers, we conduct much of our pastoral training programs. Our centers also serve as havens of encouragement and...
Thanksgiving For The Christian
I love Thanksgiving and the family warmth and historic importance of the day. As followers of Christ, of course we need to be thankful every day, even when our lives are in turmoil. Recall that I Thessalonians 5:16-18 tells us: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing,...
Why the Virgin Birth Is So Important.
The virgin birth of Jesus is the central theme of the Christmas story and illustrates the wonder of the Christ child who experienced physical birth like you and me. He was born the sinless, perfect Son of God whose very beginning on earth was the result of an...
Flying Blind
As a pilot, I can tell you that the first few times you are flying blind, it can be pretty intimidating. You must use only your instruments for navigation because the weather is preventing you from actually seeing where you are flying. Because the mist or clouds...
Doing The Right Thing
I admit up front that doing the right thing is not always easy to do. In our humanity, we want to trust God, but waiting on Him can be so hard. When I think of trusting God and doing the right thing, I picture my father. A few years after he planted Thomas Road...
Faithful vs. Popular
Soon after my father passed away in May 2007, I wrote an article titled, “Are You Controversial?” In it, I noted how controversy followed dad, largely because he took a stand for Christ wherever he went. If we are speaking out for Christ, it is quite likely that we...
How We Are Confronting Culture
Here is our Top Three List of things we believe the church should be doing to confront culture: 1. PLANTING NEW CHURCHES. In order to challenge our increasingly Godless culture, we need active, determined, Bible-believing churches that will prayerfully and...
Running From Truth
We live in a confounding world. We see people constantly running away from Truth, while claiming that they desire truth. You know, it is actually quite natural for us, in our humanity, to run away from God. We all have a sinful nature and even we who know Christ as...