by Rick McKinney | Jul 24, 2024 | Hope, Revival
The Ruins of the Lindisfarne Abbey When the world was facing a new millennium in 1999 the Y2K scare prompted much talk about the end of the world “as we knew it.” Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on your worldview, the threat never materialized. Today, there is...
by Rick McKinney | Jun 10, 2024 | Abundant Life, Hope
I’ve been trying to think of some adjectives to describe the world in which we live: decadent, broken, wicked, dark. None of them seem to do justice in describing our present culture. We live in a horribly dysfunctional world bent on rebellion against God and...
by Rick McKinney | May 18, 2024 | Hardship
Life is Hard… I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know…life is hard! I’m not complaining, really, I’m not. I’m just observing that life, for most of us, has some difficulties, some unexpected twists and turns that are, well, let’s just say, uncomfortable....
by Rick McKinney | May 5, 2024 | Decision Making
If you find yourself pondering this question, chances are, the answer is already within your grasp. Why? Because the question itself may be misguided. A profound insight from one of my mentors during my doctoral studies resonates deeply: “Wisdom arises from...
by Rick McKinney | Apr 1, 2024 | Revival
The Key to Revival Growing up, I did not truly understand what revival was. Like most Baptist kids, I thought revivals were a week-long series of meetings where, if you were lucky, a few folks got saved, and the people who had been giving the pastor (my dad) such a...
