Features

Take a Tech Break

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

When ‘Equipping’ Isn’t Enough

If our churches’ equipping efforts stop at ‘learn, repeat,’ essentially, we are training parrots.

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.”

Striving for Sabbath

Even more than working through us, the God-Who-Is delights in us.

Why You Don’t Need a Bible Degree to Share Your Faith

When you've experienced the power of Christ, you can't stay silent.

Sewing and Reaching

The women involved in Loose Threads make pillows for kids being adopted, tote bags and clothing for children in foster care, and bibs for intellectually disabled people living in a local long-term care facility.

Do You (Inadvertently) Treat Youth Pastors Like Second String?

Being a youth pastor is also a lot of work, full of odd hours, vastly varied responsibilities, and often unexpected moments wherein students need genuine pastoral care and wise counsel.

Heartless Christianity

This kind of Christianity is the curse of the modern church. No one is drawn to Christ by its display. There is no magnetism, nothing that attracts, and plenty to repel.

Why We Don’t Always Get What We Want

The principle of sowing and reaping does not mean that you will always get what you give.

Plan a Meaningful Year for Women

Community and connection are some of the key distinctions I see in ministry to women where we are able to help foster multi-generational relationships and offer moments to connect over shared experiences.

What’s Keeping You From Healthy Boundaries?

Healthy boundaries make for healthy souls. Unhealthy boundaries make for unhealthy souls.