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The Narrow Path for the Long Haul

The benefits of having faith stretch far beyond a spiritual checkbox. They seep into how I handle stress, find hope, and relate to others.

Suffering From Spiritual Anemia

We need not starve our souls or allow our relationship with God through Christ to fade like the dying embers of an untended fire. We can seek the face of God.

Outreach 100 Churches on Creating a Flourishing Volunteer Culture

“Serving is not just about filling a need; it’s about inviting people into the bigger vision of following Jesus and serving in a way that allows them to use the gifts and abilities God has created them with to build his kingdom.” —Lori Newell, The Church of Eleven22

How Much Should I Give?

There seems to be two extremes when it comes to how Christians view their relationship with their possessions. The first one is that God wants...

3 Practices to Keep Your Brain Sharp

I have a passion for the brain and how applying newly discovered brain science can impact leadership and spiritual growth. I even wrote a...

5 Reasons This Season Is a Window of Opportunity for the Church

As congregations return methodically to in-person services, something else will be taking place. It will be obvious to some churches; it will be more...

Essential Characteristics of Merger-Friendly Pastors

What you need in order to ease the pain of transition.

A Christian Response to ‘Cancel Culture’

Recently, I typed in “how to be happy” on our collective consciousness, Google, and one of the first articles was “Three Ways to Be...

How to Find Rest in Restless Times

I’ve been thinking about confessions lately. Augustine’s Confessions in particular. I even quoted The City of God in my Sunday message—I felt quite scholarly...

Insights From Scripture for Responding to Racial Tensions

The past months have brought a great disturbance to our “normal.” Beginning with the COVID-19 pandemic, the way life, especially church, has been done...

10 Things Great Leaders Do

Leadership is more important now than ever. In fact, good leadership is essential if we hope to make progress toward a better future. In well over...