Articles for Outreach & Missions

The church should be a place where substance abuse and addiction aren’t swept under the rug, but boldly and lovingly confronted.

Witches, ghouls and ghosts? Or an opportunity to open your door to your neighbor? The holiday with a bad rep is almost here. Eleven Christian leaders answer the question, "Should Christian Celebrate Halloween?

We only experience sorrow on account of the fall. Viewed from that side, it is natively undesirable. On the other hand, there is something supremely wrong about seeking to suppress the sorrows of life.

When a man has an abusive wife, he often feels complex emotions that include pain inflicted by his wife's behavior, plus shame and isolation. Here are some thoughts about what to do when your wife is a bully.

For me, private and passionate prayer is intimate and deeply personal. And public prayer is...well...just a bit too public for me.

I often define discouragement as a “temporary loss of perspective.” Yet, regaining perspective when we are down and despondent is not always easy.

I’m going to say something that might be hard to hear: What if we let people leave—for the sake of unity?

Often, people will tell you that what you don’t know is a massive disadvantage, which can be incredibly discouraging when you’re a young leader and can’t possibly know as much as a 50-year-old.