Jerry Lee Lewis was a renegade rock and roller. In 1957, he released “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On.” It became a big hit. Lewis did not intend to be prophetic in a spiritual sense, but he was. There is a “whole lotta shakin' going on” now. Sadly, the shaking has not only come to our [...]
by Charles Simpson Publication: One-to-One, Autumn 2013 ...How to produce Kingdom leaders for a culture that desperately needs them I was flying home from a ministry trip recently and was seated next to a young African-American man. I had noticed him with an older man prior to boarding the plane. He was exceptionally respectful, polite, [...]
by Jonathan Simpson Publication: One-to-One, Autumn 2010 Milton Berle once said, "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." Opportunities and fresh perspectives tend to coincide. More than fresh perspectives, however, we need a glimpse from the eternal. Opportunity, Inc. is a portal between the church wall, the market wall, and beyond. It is a new [...]
by Charles Simpson Publication: One-to-One, Summer 2010 DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN LIFE’S RACE? I recently had the privilege of being part of a celebration at Covenant Life Church in Atlanta. We rejoiced in the lives and ministry of John and Ellen Duke, on the occasion of his Fiftieth Anniversary in the [...]
by Jonathan Simpson Publication: One-to-One, Autumn 2009 TRUST IS BEING EXTINGUISHED AT GREAT COST. WHAT IS OUR PART IN BRINGING IT BACK? In September 19, 1985, 7:17a.m., millions of Mexico City’s residents awoke to the ground undulating beneath them, for five agonizing minutes, tall buildings swayed uncontrollably, crashing into one another while the city’s infrastructure [...]
