Every action film has a classic shot of the wise, worldly mentor telling the protagonist something important seconds before death. This phrase inspires and transforms the protagonist, causing them to go and save the world from death and destruction. Christ’s famous last words are extremely similar to this method of storytelling. The Great Commission is Jesus’ final exhortation to his disciples. “All authority in Heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, go and make

In truth I was lost as a Christian too. I had been to Bible college, loved God, and served as a youth pastor, but I was directionless. Have you ever known that something was wrong, but couldn’t identify what? Maybe you’ve known that someone wasn’t “the one” but you couldn’t put your finger on why… It’s like that only on the even deeper question of why do I exist? I accomplished the modest goal of building a youth group that was average for our church size. I knew others w