6  While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper,  7  a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume,...

It All Started with Tom Cruise It was March 11, 1987 when Top Gun was released on VHS and the whole country could watch the blockbuster...

Do you find wonder and mystery in prayer? Do you come to prayer as a holy and yet intimate encounter with the Creator of the Universe and...

Prayer is the foundational habit of all the spiritual practices and the critical launching point for apprentices of Jesus who want to be...

I have had an on again/off again relationship with prayer over the course of my life. Not that there have been long seasons where I...

To say that my trip to India last week was formative would be an understatement. The work that God has been doing through White Oak and...

This week began the season of Lent. This is the traditional season which starts 40 days before Easter of Christian fasting, mourning, and...

Jeffrey Derico joined the White Oak team in January to serve as Executive Pastor, with his initial areas of focus being leadership...

Last week I shared with you how the prophet Jonah was (or was not) being formed into a more loving person. I would be remiss if I...

Are you becoming more loving? Seriously. Consider how long you’ve been following Jesus. What do you think: Are you more loving today than...