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And there is only one cure. It is not another law, though new ones may be needed; it is not a change in policing, though changes may be needed. Those are band-aids—helpful, perhaps, but band-aids. They do not address the disease.

If we never stop and evaluate how we are leading ourselves, and where we are spiritually, emotionally, and mentally, we will find ourselves burned out, self-absorbed, or even apathetic to the call God has entrusted us with.

Zach Harrod isn’t in Europe just for football. In addition to coaching football, he’s a church planter. He describes himself as “just a guy who loves Jesus. A guy that God's called to Central Europe to do ordinary things, and let God do extraordinary things through it.” We caught up with Harrod while he was in the U.S.—both recruiting players and gathering support for his ministry—to learn how he balances football and overseas ministry.

Teaching 75 pastor-leaders in Cuba stirred something new in my heart.

No person is ever too far from God to be restored into right relationship with him.

No one ever spoke like Jesus.

In two words, this is the gospel: Grace and peace. And these two words are a good reminder for my soul today.

The church has helped firefighters provide free smoke detectors to the community, built ramps to make buildings more accessible, provided meals to seniors, and spent “Serve Sundays” picking up trash around town.