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How the Holy Spirit Diffused a Bad Situation

The protective dad in me was about to unleash, so I paused to pray and ask God for wisdom and grace to handle the situation in the Spirit, not in the flesh.

Trust That God Is Good Because He Says So

You see, God is good whether we believe it or not. God—and God alone—is the final court of arbitration. As the apostle Paul wrote, “Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true” (Romans 3:4 NLT).

Worship as a Sanctuary

To speak clearly in an age of anxiety, the church must resist both manipulating people’s anxiety and the temptation to ignore it. Instead, we must offer what I’m calling “a framework for healing worship.”

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A healing approach [to worship] can help to form worshipers who understand the world as it is, accept and embrace that world, and engage with it in a way that honors God.

Why Do You Fear Being Bold?

God’s leaders must know when to be quiet and when to speak up. When to let others take the lead and when to step out in front themselves and assert their God-given prerogatives.

What the Children in Your Church Need to Know About Marriage

It is good for young children to know what marriage is and why the Christian understanding of marriage has the particular shape it does.

The Reality of Reaching the Lost

Very few churches who say they want to reach the unchurched are effectively marketing themselves to the unchurched population.

Try These 3 Ways to Benefit from Criticism

The writer of Proverbs implies that we should learn from and even seek out the beneficial wounds from our critics. Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy. (Pv 27.6)