Owning Our Part in the Story
Have you ever noticed how we remember our stories of pain? We’re almost never in them as sinners....
Parents, Meet Your Gospel Tutor
God is committed to ensuring that his leaders embody the gospel. Sometimes he accomplishes this through ministry suffering. At other times,...
The Secret Strength in Seeing Weakness
If you read much of what I write, there is one word you’ll often hear: weakness. Why? Let me offer a few reasons that may help your...
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.”...
The Savior Who Stoops
Imagine this scene. You’re dying. The diagnosis has arrived, and it’s grim—days left, pain inevitable. So you gather your closest...
Staying Sober About My Gifts
Glen is destined for greatness. At least, that’s what his parents always told him. His singing voice peaked early, and by tenth grade he...
When Dreams Die and God Goes to Work
The Harvard Business Review calls it “middlescence.” It’s a growing phenomenon among...
Leading After Easter
It’s over. Easter—the most anticipated and well-attended church event of each year—married your best efforts to your highest hopes....
Faith and the Homesick Leader
Halfway down the hallway of faith, the writer of Hebrews stops and points to a counterintuitive axiom of the Christian life: walking by...
Ground Rules for Gospel Greatness
On Alexander the Great’s tombstone, the words are (allegedly) written: “A tomb now suffices for...
