Articles for Pastors

Speaking of the church I’m a part of, Embrace, my bride, she’s beautiful. I’ve been with her for more than 11 years now (Embrace started in September 2006), and through this time I’ve seen the good, bad and ugly in her. I’ve been blessed and also hurt by her.

Thom Schultz: There’s nothing heretical about striving for improvement in how we go about ministry.

The Pilgrims should be remembered four-hundred years hence for their Christian dedication, virtue, persistence, work ethic, and commitment to covenantally govern themselves.

To use social media or to not use social media. It is not a small choice as recent research is showing there are significant downsides to being on social media.

Every time this irrational vitriol seems to be dying out, it reinvents itself with a different look and a different name. But the goal is always the same for anti-semitism: to rid the world of the Jewish people.

When it comes to relationships, our culture says physical attraction is everything. But according to the Bible, while chemistry matters—because God created it—it’s not everything.

I personally witnessed first-hand the legacy and life of Eugene Peterson through the ministry he provided to the singer Bono. I asked Eric to reach out to Bono for me on an upcoming project; reading Bono's words about Eugene is something that as a journalist and story teller I will never forget.

"Insecure leaders are usually too afraid to hear the answers that will make them healthy."