How Do We Know When to Shut Down a Church?
The key dangles in your hand. The building is empty. The lights are off. As you lock the church...
Fear Never Leads Well: How We Keep Courage in Ministry
Twelve years ago, I was diagnosed with glaucoma — an eye disease that damages the optic nerve, darkening one’s field of vision. Test me...
Motivation 101: We Rise to What We Prize
“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14 Few of us wake up excited to...
Store Treasure in Clay
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and...
The Kingdom of God: The Invasion That Changes Everything
On June 6, 1944, more than 156,000 Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy. D-Day marked the turning point of World War II....
Deleting “Sacrifice” from Our Vision of Service
“If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.” John 13:17 (ESV) There’s a temptation we all face: serve when...
Rugged Love and Your Prodigal
I have been pondering the old hymn Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing. There’s a line that has...
What It Means That Christ is Praying for You Today
Let’s start with a trivia question: What do baseball legend Joe DiMaggio, Olympic sprinter Florence Joyner (remember Flo Jo?), and Hall...
When Service Isn’t a Transaction
“If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” —John 13:14 (ESV) When Jesus...
When You Make a Big Mistake
I once heard a story about Thomas Edison and his team that invented the lightbulb. When it was...
