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“I Got This”

By Craig Glass | April 15, 2022 | Anger, Blog, Character, Compassion, Courage, Heroes, Jesus, Leadership, Transformation | 0 Comments

There’s no question, we are living in truly challenging times. Every few weeks another stunning world circumstance gets laid on our already-burdened shoulders. There is so much confusion, divisiveness, and fear surrounding us that we men, who long to be effective spiritual leaders, can find ourselves at a complete loss as to how to live […]

In the Arena. Lesson 7—The Full Armor of God, Part 2

By Craig Glass | March 20, 2021 | Blog, Character, Courage, Heroes, Leadership, Legacy, Self-sacrifice, The Journey | 0 Comments

“Put on the full armor of God…” Eph. 6:10-18 In our previous post we acknowledged that, while our challenges as men these days are numerous, and some of our skirmishes differ from those of others, for all of us the primary battle in our arena, is not against flesh and blood. Our true enemy in […]

In the Arena. Lesson 7—The Full Armor of God, Part 2

In the Arena. Lesson 4— Be Strong.

By Craig Glass | February 27, 2021 | Blog, Character, Courage, Fear, God, The Journey | 0 Comments

Our theme verses for our series entitled “In the Arena,” are I Cor. 16:13, 14: “Be on your guard, Stand firm in the faith, Be men of courage, Be strong. Do everything in love.” Our message this week is taken from the fourth phrase in verse 13, just two words: “Be strong.” Perhaps you might […]

In the Arena. Lesson 3— Stand Firm in the Faith

By Craig Glass | February 12, 2021 | Blog, Character, Courage, Faith, Fear, Heroes, Leadership, Legacy, Self-sacrifice, Significance, The Journey | 0 Comments

As men In the Arena, our theme verses in this blog series this spring are: “Be on your guard, Stand firm in the faith, Be men of courage, Be strong. Do everything in love.” I Cor. 16:13, 14 Our message this week focuses on the 2nd phrase in verse 13, “Stand firm in the faith.” […]

In the Arena. Lesson 3— Stand Firm in the Faith

In the Arena. Lesson 2— Be on Your Guard

By Craig Glass | February 5, 2021 | Anger, Blog, Character, Courage, Culture, Fear, Transformation | 0 Comments

As men regularly facing challenges, confusion, and pressure on numerous levels in life these days, we may well feel like gladiators battling numerous foes single-handedly. This is why the focus of our spring series of blog posts is, “In the Arena.” We want to show up, do well, provide for and defend those who are […]

The Banner That Unites Us. Lesson 6—Light in the Darkness

By Craig Glass | November 7, 2020 | Blog, Church, Courage, Culture, The Journey, Transformation | 4 Comments

We have entered into the aftermath of an election day that has been on our horizon for many months. As I write this post, media outlets have just called the race for Joe Biden, though President Trump is certain to contest some of the state voting results. I’m sure all of us have hopes for […]

The Banner That Unites Us. Lesson 6—Light in the Darkness

The Banner That Unites Us. Lesson 5—Kingdom Ambassadors

By Craig Glass | October 31, 2020 | Blog, Courage, Faith, Hope, Leadership, The Journey, Transformation | 4 Comments

To confirm your likely observation, our blog series topic this fall is The Banner That Unites Us. That banner is the Kingdom of Heaven. This week I want to comment on being Kingdom Ambassadors. We may not realize it, but our spiritual influence is probably more subtle and also more impactful than we think. I […]

The Banner That Unites Us. Lesson 1— Loss

By Craig Glass | October 4, 2020 | Blog, Character, Courage, Culture, Leadership, Redemption, The Journey | 2 Comments

On the last day of a sabbatical I took this summer, I had a Zoom conference with my board and shared with them the themes I wanted to teach on in any Peregrine message spoken or written this fall. The themes are: Hope, Courage, Light, Peace, Joy and Unity. They agreed and said, “Those are […]

The Banner That Unites Us. Lesson 1— Loss

He Is For You

By Craig Glass | May 18, 2020 | Blog, Courage, Fear, God, Hope | 10 Comments

Right now I think it’s easy to wonder, Is God paying attention? What’s on his mind? The words, music and facial expressions in this powerful collaboration by dozens of churches in the UK provide and answer: He is for you. It’s the same message wherever we live. I encourage you to take a few minutes […]

“It’s shocking. It’s awful. It’s tragic. There’s hope.”

By Craig Glass | August 29, 2018 | Blog, Character, Community, Compassion, Courage, Forgiveness, Leadership, Redemption, Transformation | 31 Comments

Those were my words when the first accusations against Bill Hybels, founder and senior pastor of Willow Creek, came out in the Chicago Tribune and Christianity Today last spring. My words were in response to a group of men who asked how it felt for me, knowing I had served on staff at the church for four years in the 1990’s.

Those words still hold true for me today; they are just stronger. As weeks have gone by more women have courageously stepped forward to reveal shocking stories of harassment, intimidation and inappropriate behavior they say they experienced from Hybels. He still denies the accusations and the elders are now re-investigating the claims, after months of their own denials and unkind characterizations against the women.

“It’s shocking. It’s awful. It’s tragic. There’s hope.”

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