Articles for Outreach & Missions
Christians, It’s Time to Go on the Offensive
Rather than battening down the hatches, therefore, we need to go on an evangelism offensive. The secular consensus is crumbling, and we must humbly make the most of every opportunity—in the dorm room, at the bus stop, or by the water cooler. But we need to raise our game.
Articles for Pastors
Why Your Digital Rants Aren’t Helping Anyone (Including You)
Have you ever changed your mind about something someone said to you in the comments of one of your Facebook posts? I’ve developed new opinions about the person doing the posting digital rants, but not usually new opinions about the issue they’re posting about.
Articles for Pastors
Why Leader’s Time Management Skills Depend on Large Blocks of Time
Calendars fill up quickly. If leaders don’t manage their calendars then their calendars will manage them. In my view, one of the most important decisions leaders make in terms of management skills is how to plan their work.
Articles for Pastors
What If Loneliness Is a Gift?
Being lonely gets a bad rap. And for good reason. One of our deepest, most basic human needs is to experience healthy attachment—or in non-psychological terms, to experience loving connection with someone who sees us. What if loneliness is a gift?
Articles for Worship & Creative
The Privilege of Intercession
“So the men turned from there and went towards Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord.”
(Genesis 18:22)
This begins the last part of Genesis...
Articles for Pastors
The Dangers of Disobedience
Disobedience has consequences. Raising our four children I often think of the hymn, “Trust and Obey.” The refrain says, “Trust and obey, for there’s no other way, to be happy in Jesus, than to trust and obey.”
Articles for Outreach & Missions
The Christian Bubble: 7 Evidences We Might Be Stuck in It
It’s a problem for many of us. In fact, I contend that for most of us, the longer we’re in church and the higher...
Articles for Pastors
How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex at Every Age
Have you been dreading “The Talk” with your kids? You know the one I’m talking about. The talk about “the birds and the bees” which actually has nothing at all to do with birds or bees. Let’s call it what it is. We’re talking about SEX. Curious about how to talk to your kids about sex?
