Articles for Pastors

The High Cost of Adultery — and Who Pays It

From time to time we need to be reminded of the high cost of adultery that those who love us are required to bear when we break our vows. #unfaithfulness #adultery

7 Reasons Your Sermons Are Boring

Everyone who communicates, preaches, or even tries to persuade someone of an idea has discovered that sinking sense that your sermon just isn’t as riveting as it could be. Or that you’re dull. How exactly does that happen?

Joe McKeever: Worship is a Verb

I quickly said “worship is a verb” for a title of the message. Hardly without a thought. This is a big deal with me, I thought. God is working on this in me.

Stop Complicating Ministry: The Smaller the Church, the Simpler We Need to Keep It

Simplifying things almost always is, no matter what size church you serve, but especially if the church is small (whatever number you consider a small church to be).

Sermon Prep: Why Do You Spend so Much Time on It?

Regardless how much time a pastor spends in sermon prep, a common question can be “why.” Why do you spend so much time in sermon prep?

Strong Women are Vital to God’s Purpose in the Church

The real question we need to ask regarding strong women is: Do we want women to be weak? And the answer must forever be, on the basis of Scripture, “May it never be.”

Jesus Christ and Him Crucified

The phrase “Jesus Christ and him crucified” explains the difference between Athens ministry and Corinthian ministry.

How the Daily Examen Can Anchor You in a Distracted Age

It took the Daily Examen of Ignatius to bring me to my knees in thanks for a moment-by-moment deliverance from a main enemy of sustainable faith in our time—distraction.