I am excited to announce that we will be conducting an important blog interview this coming Tuesday, May 22nd. It’s my desire to conduct blog interviews that will be a helpful resourse for the body of Christ. So far, we’ve had the privilege of conducting three excellent interviews here on this blog. Tuesday’s interview will be the fourth. Like the others, I believe you will be enlightened and blessed by this interview as well. Continue Reading…

Today’s special participatory blog post is going to be an expression of love for Jesus Christ. On today’s blog post, we simply get to be like teenagers in love:) I’d like to encourage everyone who reads this blog to participate. Continue Reading…

Earlier this week, someone sent me a video trailer promoting an upcoming documentary. What I watched stunned me to my core. I’d like to share this video with you here today because this video is a breathtaking picture of Jesus Christ. The implications of what you will see are quite profound. I will explain the video a bit further in a few minutes. Before I do that, however, I’d like to highlight a significant comment that came into this blog earlier this week. Continue Reading…

This past week a song was lodged in my heart that seemed to be stuck on ‘repeat’, playing in the background of my mind. Whenever this happens, I have discovered that there is usually something in the song that the Lord wants me to hear. He is always communicating to us through His Son, and His means of communication are infinite. Continue Reading…

Like last week’s ‘Mystery Friday Post’, I am excited to share a song with you again this week. Before I do that, however, let me explain a few things.

The article that I posted to the blog earlier this week has caused some to question my belief in the validity of evangelism, social justice, humanitarian projects, etc… Continue Reading…

If you are reading this blog post right now, I’d like to ask you to save a couple of dates during the month of March. Let me explain… Continue Reading…

I wanted to let you know about an exciting week that is coming up on the illuminate blog. Actually, it is going to be historic for a couple of reasons. Continue Reading…

2011 marks my first full year of blogging and the experience has been extremely rewarding, to say the least.  It has been a pleasure interacting with you throughout the year as we have dialogued about issues of great importance.  Seeing the heart the Lord has given many of you for Christ and His bride has strengthened and encouraged me more than I can express with words.  I am looking forward to continuing this blogging journey with you in 2012 as well. 

I thought you might be interested in knowing what the most read blog posts for 2011 were.  Here is a list of the top eleven blog posts for the past year.  Thank you all again for your vital contributions to the blog, and for making this much needed conversation such a rewarding experience for many.  Continue Reading…

I am a firm believer that there is nothing that we have that we have not received. I am also a firm believer that what we have received should be shared for the building up of the house of God. We do not live as islands unto ourselves.

In January of this past year (2011), I began blogging on a consistent basis. Why have I done this? Quite simply, I have done this because I love you. I love Christ, and you are His body and His expression here on the earth. As His body, I must admit that you are quite beautiful.

With all my heart, I want to freely pass on to you what I have received for the purpose of the building up of the body of Christ. One of several ways that I am able to pass on what I have received is through writing. It is certainly not the only way, but an important way for me. When God builds His house, He employs a variety of different methods. He tears down crumbling structures, uproots false foundations, lays a pure foundation of Jesus Christ, and assembles building materials for the structure. As a result, many of the articles that I write contain these elements of tearing down and building up. Continue Reading…