Marcus Yoars
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How to Be a Follower Father
Dads, listen up: If you want to lead your family, learn how to follow I met God through my father. Though I was only 6 years old, I can remember leaning over to my dad immediately after a church service one Sunday morning and saying, “Daddy, I want to be like you.” He had just finished …
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33 Things the Holy Spirit Does
Though many Christians overlook the importance of the Holy Spirit, Scripture is clear about not only His vital role, but also His divine actions. Here are 33 of the countless things the Spirit of God continues to do today. He helps us (Rom. 8:26) He guides us (John 16:13) He teaches us (John 14:26) He …
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Back to School: Holy Spirit 101
God is calling the church back to the basics of our faith—including a true understanding of His Spirit Mrs. Sunday. Mr. Newman. Mrs. Kuhn. Mr. Ewing. These were some of the outstanding teachers who shaped my life. Their words and actions in the classroom planted seeds that still bear fruit today. I doubt they’ll ever …
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Are We Praying for the Wrong Thing?
The American church’s response to persecution indicates more than we realize I can’t fathom what it would be like to have my family murdered in front of me, then to be beaten, shocked, starved and imprisoned for believing in Jesus. Yet we’ve all heard of believers in other countries who have encountered such horrific atrocities. Their …
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How the Church Has Allowed Immorality to Seep In
Why America’s current zombie craze goes beyond entertainment for the church Like frogs in the kettle. I’m certainly not the first to connect America’s moral decline to the old analogy of the gradually boiled amphibian. But after sitting through some previews at a movie theater recently, I was struck by just how hot the water …
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Has the Church Traded Righteousness for Relevance?
An often-overlooked scriptural promise offers a key to transforming America No one doubts that America has turned its back on God. Neither is there any debate whether our nation now revels in ungodly principles, beliefs, laws and actions. We are an unrighteous people who love our sinfulness, yet those of us who have experienced the …
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10 Revolutions for the New Year
The American church needs some radical changes during these times, not more broken resolutions A single letter differentiates the words resolution and revolution, yet their meanings stand miles apart. At New Year’s the world focuses on resolutions—promises we resolve to fulfill in the coming year. But as followers of Jesus, it’s time we move past vows …
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How the ICU Gave A New Perspective On Christmas
A Christmas spent in an ICU gave my wife and me new insight into preparing a place for God’s presence There are worse places to be on Christmas Eve than snowy Colorado. Yet after almost a month of being stuck in the neonatal intensive care unit of a Denver hospital, my wife, Amber, and I …
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‘Rebranding’ the Father in a Film
Darren Wilson’s Father of Lights aims to set the record straight about God’s love through compelling storytelling No one is more misunderstood, misperceived and misrepresented than God. As one interviewee says in the documentary Father of Lights, most people view God as either “mad or sad”—an angry, vengeful deity who’s waiting to punish us sinners, …
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Pruning Prophets and apostles
A lack of prophetic words about the next president doesn’t mean God is silent; it means we’re growing Have you noticed how silent certain prophetic voices have been this election season? Consider how often in previous presidential races we’ve heard “Thus saith the Lord” predictions—er, words—on who the next U.S. president would be. And consider …
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When Decline Is a Good Thing
America is struggling, but those with spiritual eyes are seeing something greater emerge Revival, by its very definition, requires that something is dead or lifeless. An awakening, by its very definition, requires that something is asleep. Though many have declared the American church dead, lifeless or asleep, one thing is certain: God is stirring up …
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Making Your Faith Go Viral
How God is doing big things through seemingly small means Four hours. That’s all it took for Army cook Albert Gitchell’s symptoms to show up in dozens of others at Camp Funston in Fort Riley, Kan. The mess sergeant awoke shortly before breakfast with a 103-degree fever, burning throat, aching muscles and throbbing head. Minutes …
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God’s Unpopular Lemonade Recipe
What you should really do when life gives you lemons When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. How many times has someone offered you this trite saying as a well-meaning pat on the back? It’s a cute phrase, one that undoubtedly rings true for those determined to make the best out of any sour situation. …
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Six Ways to Start a Servolution
Want your church to be a catalyst for compassion? Here are six simple ways to reach out to your community. 1) Serve hot breakfast for the homeless in your community. 2) Have a “Free Grass Cutting” day. 3) Offer to go Christmas shopping for prison inmates who have children. 4) Bring free lunches to construction …
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The Story That Doesn’t Need Stretching
If the gospel is truly worth sharing, why are we afraid to offer it without embellishment? Randy was a great evangelist—and a great liar. For three weeks in July our church was captivated by the visiting preacher’s stories and charged to, as his catchphrase went, “Go big for God!” Unfortunately, Randy couldn’t help but go …
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