Pastoring & Leadership

The more I grow into my identity as an adopted son in the family of God, the more I grow as a father to my children. The Lord has blessed my wife and I with a blended family of five children—three dau…

Haynes shows us Christ is all, and Christ is better. He is better than the best things we can accomplish, and the worst things we experience.…

I am a white male from southern California, raised in a largely white community, and came to faith in a predominantly white Baptist church. Who, but God, in his surprising, yet delightfully providenti…

On July 26, 1838, Maria (Ma-rye-ah) Fearing was born a slave near Gainesville, Alabama. As a house servant, she spent much of her time with her mistress and the other children. Though her owners taugh…

From Brian Dye (Grip Youth, Legacy Disciple Conference): The phrase “context is king” applies not only to biblical interpretation, but also to race relations in the United States. It is im…

We Persevere Roundup – Foreign Policy Edition  We Persevere is a roundup of items of interest concerning religious freedom at home and abroad. It is curated for RAANetwork by K.A. Ellis, Ambassador fo…

This article was originally posted on Muta’s personal blog. You can find the original and more great content here. — It’s 2:55am as I’ve begun to type this. The room is dark and somber lik…

Election Day is Tuesday, November 8. The International Day(s) of Prayer for the Persecuted Church are on November 6 and 13. With so many American Christians understandably anxious about the results of…

75% of world’s population now lives without religious freedom, & the numbers continue to rise. – Pew Research Center WE PERSEVERE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 4, 2016 MIDDLE EAST: If you don’t want your…

Narratives, whether self-curated or imposed upon us, are strong influencing factors in creating our identities and defining the shape of our lives. For instance, Alexander Hamilton in the musical Hami…

We Persevere is a roundup of items of interest concerning religious freedom at home and abroad. It is curated for RAANetwork by K.A. Ellis, Ambassador for International Christian Response. WORLD: Nove…

Ask Trump and Clinton How They’ll Respond to Unprecedented Global Persecution Thursday, September 29, 2016 Bill Bumpas (OneNewsNow.com) “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure just…

We Persevere: Roundup 14 – Week Ending September 17, 2016. We Persevere is a roundup of items of interest concerning religious freedom at home and abroad. It is curated for RAANetwork by K.A. Ellis, A…

We Persevere: Roundup 13 – Week Ending September 2, 2016. We Persevere is a roundup of items of interest concerning religious freedom at home and abroad. It is curated for RAANetwork by K.A. Ellis, Am…

We Persevere is a roundup of news regarding religious freedom and the persevering church at home and abroad. It is curated for RAANetwork by K.A. Ellis, Ambassador for International Christian Response…

This article originated on Mitchell Johnson’s personal blog. You can find the original and more great content here. The dissatisfied single: It seems like we didn’t meet the “ring by…

We Persevere: Roundup 10 – Week of August 7 2016 We Persevere is a roundup of news regarding religious freedom and the persevering church at home and abroad. United States: Last week, a group Ch…

WE PERSEVERE ROUNDUP 8/5/2016 AUSTRALIA: According to a 2014 study by the non-partisan Pew Research Centre, Christians are the most persecuted minority in the world. Christians were persecuted and har…

The solution to injustice isn’t solely police reform; rather it’s believers and churches loving communities and being willing to serve them. Charles Holmes explains that here.…

We Persevere Weekly Roundup Week of July 22, 2016 CHINA: Despite the increasing persecution of Christians in China, the Communist country is on track to have the largest Christian population in the wo…