Smoky Mountain Winterfest convenes this weekend, March 13-15, 2015 and is amazing!  It is hard to fathom that what began as five churches gathering for a winter retreat thirty-two years ago has become a movement that touches 40,000+ students globally every year.   Winterfest has always been and will always be where the lives, direction, and paths of young people are interrupted, influenced, and forever changed by the power of the Holy Spirit!  God has done, and is doing, amazing things through Winterfest! 

Christianity Today recently released the book Church Finance: The Complete Guide to Managing Ministry Resources by Richard R. Hammar and Michael E. Batts.

I have think of the irony. I never thought I would speak at John Paul Jackson’s memorial service. I always thought it would the other way around considering I will be 80 in a few months; he was only 64.

Through a recent partnership with a new non-profit agency, Operation Compassion, an independent benevolent organization with roots in the Church of God,  is able to ship product into Iraq, more specifically, into the city of Erbil. Erbil is located about 55 miles east of Mosul and has a permanent population of about 1.5 million. Erbil is also the largest and the capital city of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Erbil, as a city, dates back to 6000 BC.

Winning souls is a winning occupation. Here’s three great reasons why you should be doing it every day:

An exceedingly rare solar eclipse will take place next week over a most symbolic location on a day infused with both great natural significance and profound religious meaning, according to Root Source.

After months of preparation the wedding finally arrives. You say “I Do” to your beautiful and wonderful wife and take off into the adventures of married life.

Discipleship 21: A Biblical Worldview for 21^st-Century Disciples is now available exclusively on the Church of God Marketplace. The new 96-page manual was written by Alabama Administrative Bishop and former general overseer, Raymond F. Culpepper.