Personal Update from Dave
Personal update: Many of you know that we recently lost our youngest daughter. While we are experiencing persevering grace in many remarkable ways, grief has
God’s Call To Humble Ourselves
God created all people with hearts that churn with desires. We aren’t merely thinking creatures who find our way forward by making rational calculations. We’re
Weakness: The Surprising Ingredient In a Durable Marriage
Poll the wedded masses on why they remain married and the responses remain unsurprising: companionship, commitment, sexual satisfaction, earning power, tax breaks, and raising kids.
The Call to Ministry and the Leadership Moment
This article was originally published on Desiring God. If I’m going to watch a movie, it’s got to have a hero in it. And
Lay Elders Are Not the Shepherding JV Team
This article has also appeared on The Gospel Coalition. My leadership teeth were cut in a denomination where non-vocational elders didn’t exist. It wasn’t simply
5 Ways Brokenness Will Impact Your Marriage
Every spouse has annoying habits and tendencies, little ways that our brokenness regularly shows up in our marriage relationship. When we see these behaviors in
Pastoring People Through Slow Change
Pastoring people is a slow, long-haul process. As church planters and pastors in established churches, we are called to lead people who are under construction. Unfortunately,
Whatever Gives You Joy in God: One Habit for Every Christian Leader
If you’re a leader and anything like me, joy is a reluctant resident within the soul. Occasionally, joy slips the bonds of preoccupying responsibility and
Lift the Heavy Burden of Shame: How to Care for Parents of Prodigals
This post was originally featured on Desiring God. Prodigal kids: the gaping wound for many Christian parents. A child, whether adolescent or adult, is living
Can I be Humbly Ambitious?
Christians are flammable. God created us to burn. Not like a match—bright and hot but quickly extinguished—but long and strong. That’s why God created ambition.
