Discipleship

Take a Tech Break

Try consciously counting how many times you reach for [your phone] even in a single hour.

Kyle Strobel: Power in Weakness

“Christians should become powerful Christians. But it’s only ever a power made perfect in our weakness, and it’s only ever a power that comes from God.”

Gospel-Centered Parenting

The newness that comes as a result of new birth in Christ trickles down into every area of life, including our parenting.

Once More, With Feeling: Leadership and Emotion

“What if maturity did not mean subduing the ‘feeling’ part of us, but bringing it into balance with the rest of our person?”

Why Do Some Christians Make Such Lousy Human Beings?

"A large part of the reason is a faulty, compartmentalized understanding of what it means to follow Jesus."

If You Don’t Care for the Poor, You Don’t Understand the Gospel

"Amos said, 'Woe to those who are at ease in Zion'—those who are playing through life when so many around them are suffering."

5 Myths About Forgiveness—And 6 Ways to Deal With the Pain

"The God of the universe promises to take care of us, to be by our sides, to rescue us, if only we’ll get to know and trust him."

5 Ways to Raise Spiritually Resilient Kids

"Call it grit. Call it resilience. Regardless, our kids need it. And as parents, we play a big role in making sure they get it."

8 Reasons Members Don’t Give Sacrificially and Cheerfully to Your Church

"My experience is that many, if not most, believers will support God’s work when they know the immediate needs."

7 Ways Pastors Can Navigate the Pain of Rejection

"Rejection actually physically hurts. It’s an automatic response to rejection that God wired into our bodies."

6 Traits of a Church Disrupter

"The disrupter is just that: He disrupts the unity of the church. He disrupts the outward focus of the church."