Step Out is a ministry by and for people who want to walk the walk. The weekly webisodes are produced as an annual series. The host is Tom Long. After a period of rather pronounced teen rebellion, Tom became a Christian at age 17. Tom graduated from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. After trying his hand as a pastor, Tom moved into speaking to college and singles ministries around the country. A mid-life motorcycle accident led to a permanent physical challenge, loss of his teaching contract, and perhaps even contributed to his divorce. After experiencing life for a time as a single adult, Tom re-married. At age fifty, he wrote the book, The Juice of Life, talking about ten lessons worth living out. Applying the biblical principles outlined in this book, is what the Christian walk is about. If you want to learn how to walk an easy, prosperous, road of one success after another, this isn’t the place. If you want to learn how to experience a rich and abundant life in the midst of the many destructive forces at work in our world, this ministry might just be a place to start. Just select an episode to watch. Each one lasts only about 15 minutes.
King David may not have been the first one to be moved to worship out of wonder at nature, but Psalm 19 gives me shivers when I read it. Hundreds of years ago another person had the same feelings I have when I witness nature. Are you an atheist? Or do the heavens pull your heart toward God? Romans 1:18-32 explains how we can lose our faith and moral compass. Let us keep our faith alive.
When we go down the control-freak-everything-has-to-be-my-way path, we confuse ourselves with God. When we expect a partner to fulfill our deepest needs, we confuse them with God. Being human requires humility and grace. Both of which are gifts from the one true God. Gently forgiving and accepting the humanity of others is a Christian virtue. Gently forgiving and accepting our own humanity is also a Christian virtue. So is having the brains and self-respect to remove ourselves from dangerous o...
If you are His Valentine (and you are), then you should share the love.
You’re right. Life isn’t all peaches and cream. Every mountain is surrounded by valleys. But then again, sometimes it’s nice to sit on the lanai and enjoy the beauty of a rainbow reaching from the valley to the mountain.
Jim Hendren shares the conlcusion of his transformation from one receiving help to one throwing out the lifeline to others.
How does one move from chasing the next snort of cocaine to trusting Jesus to get one's life on track? ; In this week's episode, guest Jim Hendren shares how he moved from homeless to hopeful.
In his book, Rebuilding Your Broken World, Gordon MacDonald describes those who have seen the lives they worked so hard building crumble around them. He calls them "broken world people." In this episode, Jim Hendren describes his descent into being a cocaine addict, a broken world person. Today Jim is a respected Christian leader, but his journey took him through dark places.
Host Tom Long introduces Step Out and lays out the three fundamentals of life change. Brad Altice shares how Christ is changing his life and shows us the work that goes into setting up a movie theater to hold a church service.