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February 14, 2018

Understanding the Worldview of the Gen Z, Post-Christian Culture: Astonishing Findings

Last week, I began a new series of blogs highlighting the recently released research of the Barna Group and Impact 360 on our newest generation (born 1998 and after) called “Gen Z” and their beliefs, perspectives, and outlook on life.  In this blog, I want to spotlight the shifting worldview that this new teenage and early-college era generation possesses, and what this means to reaching and discipling this new population (and by default, their parents and grandparents) with the gospel.  I will first highlight the culture-at-large, then zoom-in to Gen Z. Of the total population, in Barna Trends 2018 (available at […]
October 18, 2017

How God’s Greatness and Glory is Made Most Powerful: Celebrating the Life of My Beloved Wife, Karen Preston McDaniel 1957-2017

“For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. […]
December 16, 2016

A Christian Response to Post-Christian Madness: The Charleston Church Shootings

It was supposed to be a normal Wednesday night  on June 17, 2015 at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston.  Faithful parishioners were going to the church’s mid-week Bible study and prayer meeting.  Many of them made this activity a part of their normal schedule and spiritual growth.  But what was anticipated as a regular Bible study and prayer meeting soon turned into one of the most horrific events ever imagined.  Nine people were killed, including the pastor, the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, also a SC State Senator. This week, the court trial of the suspected killer was held, […]