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How Can We Avoid ‘Believing’ the Bible While Denying What It Actually Says?

We need to learn, and teach other people, not just to read the Bible but also how to interpret it, so they don’t end up being Bible-believing heretics or Jesus-followers who follow a Jesus different than the real Jesus of the Bible and history.

Is Gen Z Coming Back to Church?

When people born between 1997 and 2007 go to church, they attend, on average, about 23 services per year.

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.

How Churches Are Gathering During the Time of Social Distancing

Churches all over the country are getting creative about how they are meeting.

3 Spiritual-Sounding Phrases Church Leaders Need to Stop Using

Can something that sounds spiritual actually hinder real spiritual work?

What Things Make a Church Appealing to Young People?

Eight things that keep young adults coming back

3 Evangelism Lessons From the Front Lines

What Saddleback Church has learned about outreach

Things I Wish Someone Had Told the Younger Me

Five things in five areas I've learned with age that I wish someone had told me.

God Uses Messy People

He is not daunted by your imperfections.

3 Lessons I Learned From Being a Horrible Church Staff Member

Fresh out of seminary, I had a lot of pride that hurt my pastor.