by Rick McKinney | May 4, 2026 | Engaging Culture, Witnessing
How should Christians respond to today’s culture…one we couldn’t have even imagined 15 years ago? Who could have imagined a culture where children are taught that gender is fluid and endlessly customizable? Where identity is detached from biology,...
by Rick McKinney | Mar 26, 2026 | Decision Making, Engaging Culture, Pressing On, Uncategorized
Feeling Tired? You’re Not Alone I’m tired. I say it a lot more these days—and I mean it. Back in the day, “tired” barely existed in my vocabulary. I could drive cross-country without blinking. When we owned our business, 70+ hour workweeks felt normal. Energy showed...
by Rick McKinney | Jan 31, 2026 | Decision Making, Engaging Culture, Hardship, Hope
The Threat of Y2K In 1999, I was genuinely excited—and deeply concerned—about the possibility of a worldwide collapse of the “world as we knew it.” I had completely bought into the Y2K theory that computers would fail because they were programmed using only two digits...
by Rick McKinney | Feb 20, 2025 | Engaging Culture, Revival, Uncategorized, Witnessing
Faultfinders: A Real Problem in the Church Making it Loud Doesn’t Make it Right In my daily routine of researching to improve my teaching at the university level and exploring the latest developments in the Church and Christian ministry, I’ve come across a...
by Rick McKinney | Jan 10, 2025 | Abundant Life, Decision Making, Engaging Culture, Hardship
The ringing in of a new year brings lots of resolutions, promises and questions, not the least of which is, “Can You Really Start Over?” It’s a question worth asking at a time of year when most of us would like to turn over a new leaf. It also happens to be one that...
by Rick McKinney | Nov 30, 2024 | Engaging Culture, Hope, Revival, Witnessing
Why are we not sharing the greatest news every told? This is one of the most important questions the Church should be asking right now. There was a time when most Christians felt the weight of sharing their faith. Not everyone did so, but the importance of being a...
