I’ll never forget the first time that I tried cocoa. Not chocolate, but pure cocoa powder. My childish logic seemed air-tight. Chocolate tastes good, and cocoa is the chief ingredient in chocolate. Th...  Read More

Imagine the two hypothetical situations below.Situation #1A deacon at a small, close-knit church falls headfirst into an adulterous relationship with a coworker. Despite the efforts of close friends, ...  Read More

“Do you ever feel like you’re just waiting for the other foot to fall?” A church member asked me this question a few weeks ago. By modern church planting standards, Harvest Church was checking all the...  Read More

New Orleans is a place that evokes a strong emotional reaction from people. Not many people feel “meh” or “so-so” about the Big Easy. You either adore this city or you hate it. You consider it the cul...  Read More

Whenever someone from our church shares that they recently heard David Platt preach, I always jokingly ask, “Have you bought your plane ticket yet?” Platt’s passion for the mission of God bleeds into ...  Read More

When Christians recall the great missionary efforts that sprang forth in the 1700s and 1800s, names like Adoniram Judson, Hudson Taylor, and John Paton often arise. These men went great distances to d...  Read More

The Great Commission can be daunting whenever we grasp the size of the task:...  Read More

I met Derrick Cash almost five years ago. Every other Friday, Immanuel Community Church would gather on the Lafitte Greenway near Sojourner Truth Neighborhood Center to play flag football. Derrick and...  Read More

The best goodbyes are bittersweet. Saying goodbye to high school classmates after four years of life together. Watching your kid drive away to college. Giving away your daughter on her wedding day. Th...  Read More

The last two weeks have been full of opportunities and challenges. In the aftermath of hurricane Ida, much of southeast Louisiana was left without water, power, and basic resources. Our family evacuat...  Read More