Pastors

Chip & Joanna Gaines: How Marriage Clarifies Your View of God

“If I didn’t have Chip Gaines in my life, I’d still be dreaming in my head, but not acting out on any of that, not living it out,” Joanna says.

4 Reminders in Times of Betrayal

Chances are good, if we are honest, we have been the the betrayer and the betrayed. It could have been in a business deal, with a family member, or even in a marriage. It might have been a misunderstanding or an intentional act of betrayal, but either way, it still hurt.

I’m Sorry for How the Church Has Sidelined Women

I am profoundly sorry for the way the church—and men in the church—have limited the participation, ownership and growth of women.

6 Reasons You Should Preach Through Amos

In this series, certain books will grab a preacher’s attention without much convincing. And then there are books like Amos that often go unnoticed and...

It’s Not Always You: Why People Leave Your Church and How to Keep Them

There are times when you’ll lose people because your church didn’t do well at keeping people connected—and these losses hurt because you know you could have done something different.

What Is the Church?

What Is the Church And why are the reforming markers of the church (preaching and ordinances) so crucial for understanding what the church is? The church...

Alan Hirsch: Are You Obsessed with Safety and Security?

“If you want to be creative, you have to risk failure," Alan Hirsch argues.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Death Was One of the Greatest Shocks’ of Billy Graham’s Life

“Christianity is not a white man’s religion—and don’t let anyone ever tell you that it’s white or black. Christ belongs to all people. He belongs to the whole world."