Books

When You Don’t Want to Read the Bible

You were ultimately made to respond to God’s heart. You were made to know the voice of the Good Shepherd, to lean on his care, to depend on his provisions, to trust in his protection. You were made to come running when your Father calls you home to sit at his table!

David Kinnaman: Start the Conversation

Church leaders must recognize that what feels hidden is actually hurting people, and that discipleship includes helping people break free from destructive patterns.

My Top 5 Books on Evangelism

The spiritual discipline of evangelism requires a faithful walk with the Lord, intentionality, understanding contexts, and connecting with people far from God.

How Quietness Breaks Our Spirals

The practice of stillness and solitude in the presence of God is the basis of our strategy for interrupting all kinds of problematic thought patterns.

Building the Right Team

Do you want a full-time staff member to be working with you? Before receiving that gift, you must first learn the process by which you would need to lead that full-time staff.

The Momentum of Encouragement

We should be encouragers, not competitors. If we do, we may recapture the joy of serving Jesus amid brokenness.

Biblical Foundations for the Beatific Vision

Our allegiance to the Bible is a direct reflection of our allegiance to God, since the Scriptures are his breathed-out, authoritative words (2 Tim 3:16).

Navigating Pay Statuses at Your Church

Are musicians considered 1099 contractors or part-time employees? Can volunteers work for free for the church’s for-profit ventures like a coffee shop or daycare?

Selah

We are speeding, and we need to selah instead.

What Doesn’t Kill You

Somehow, this poor guy had come to believe that the way to achieve success in life is always to push harder.

God Will Come for His Family

A generation of Christians will skip the cemetery. Modern-day Elijahs and Enochs they will be. No final breath or death. Just one moment here, the next moment there.