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Faith in the Midst of Panic Attacks

Faith doesn’t always take away anxiety, but it always moves us toward the God who is greater than our anxiety.

Jamin Goggin: Why We Need Pastors Who Confess

"When a pastor chooses to live an unconfessed life, they put themselves in far greater danger than when being vulnerable." -Jamin Goggin

God Is Doing Far More Miracles Than We Realize—Every Day in Human Hearts

We don’t lack miracles in our lives! What we lack is the vision, the eternal perspective, that allows us to see and experience and marvel at these miracles.

6 Things I’ve Missed During This Season of Preaching to a Camera

A few weeks into this madness, the global pandemic that has resulted in the unprecedented move to not provide physical worship gatherings at our...

5 Neuroscience Tips to Help People Pay Attention to Your Sermons

One of the most disconcerting feelings we pastors experience is when we prepare a sermon and pour our heart into it, yet feel that...

8 Unhealthy Dynamics That Destroy Motivation and Momentum

I have found that regardless of how motivated I am, if the people around me are unmotivated, we aren’t going to be very successful...

The Virus and the Church

How church leaders responded during the early stages of the pandemic.

An Outreach Journey

Lessons from a church changing its culture

Why the Bible Is Wilder Than We Realize

Maurice Sendak’s parents were poor Jewish immigrants to the United States from Poland. Their family that stayed behind were all killed in the Holocaust....

6 Reasons Churches Struggle to Disciple

I believe more and more churches are working harder at what most churches call “discipleship” (which I define here as leading believers to obey...

The Power of Mourning Together

Over the years of sitting at Jesus’ feet, I’ve found that the more time I spend with him, the more I am connected to...