When Don Speer and Cassie Cox attended a Life Surge event at a Phoenix megachurch last November, they expected a day filled with worship and inspiration from high-profile Christian speakers and musicians. After all, Life Surge billed itself as a seminar on how to “inspire, train and equip others to surge their resources and influence for kingdom impact.” But they weren’t prepared for the high-pressure sales pitches sandwiched between the celebrity presenters.| The Roys Report
(Opinion) It is the evening of Yom Kippur as I write these words. My Jewish friends are preparing for their holiest day of the calendar year. They are preparing for the annual Day of Atonement, a day on which Israel tells the truth about itself and then by God’s grace receives forgiveness and the fruits of reconciliation. My colleague Dena, before she left school today, instructed me: “Don’t say happy Yom Kippur to me.| The Roys Report