Welcome to the Influence Podcast! I’m George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. “The church is… READ MORE
Welcome to the Influence Podcast! I’m George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. Ministers hear a… READ MORE
“Young men are leading a religious resurgence,” wrote Erica Pandey in a May 10, 2025 report on Axios.com. “Within older… READ MORE
“How did you go bankrupt?” one character asks another in Ernest Hemingway’s The Son Also Rises. “Two ways,” the other… READ MORE
“Churches in North America face an uncertain future,” writes Joseph Lear. “Seventy percent of churches have an average weekly attendance… READ MORE
Gordon D. Fee (1934–2022) was the leading Pentecostal New Testament scholar of his generation and an ordained Assemblies of God… READ MORE
“I am a survivor of child abuse,” writes Samantha Rose Jones. “The abuse impacted every aspect of my humanity —… READ MORE
“As long as he sought the Lord, God gave him success.” That is what 2 Chronicles 26:5 says about Uzziah,… READ MORE
April is Autism Acceptance Month. According to the website, Autism Speaks, autism or autism spectrum disorder refers to “a broad… READ MORE
If you could travel back in time and share life lessons with your younger self, what would they be? That’s… READ MORE
“All we have to do is decide what to do with the time given us.”
~Gandalf
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