Outreach Leaders

To My Friend Whose Marriage Is Pretty Much Dead

"Life is busy, but overall, it’s pretty good. My job is going well. Kids are great. My marriage is pretty much dead.“

In Praise of My Wife, Written by a Pastor

If 2020 has been challenging for pastors, consider the toll that it has taken on the pastor's wife. She is one of the unsung heroes of the church. 

Can Depression Be Cured? Latest Research

"The main findings in Dr. Gold’s research are really quite stunning and should result in a major re-evaluation of the understanding of depression."

What to Do While You Drive to Church

Over time, our rides to church have developed into a joy and a spiritual tool used by the Lord. I’d like to make three suggestions of how you might too enjoy your Sunday morning commute.

Love Won

“The love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” —Romans 5:5

God Chooses the Weakest Things (And People)

Perhaps it is this quality of God’s—his affection for using the weakest vessels to accomplish his greatest work—that compelled Henri Nouwen to adopt the practice of what he called “downward mobility.”

Jesus Came to Defeat Your (Real) Enemies

At Christmas we celebrate the good news that Jesus came here to defeat our enemies but perhaps we need to be reminded who our real enemies are. After all, our Christian faith teaches us that our real enemies are not flesh and blood.

Unhealed Hurts: From Bondage to Freedom

In professional sports, you are put on a list if you are injured. In life, we are taught at a young age to cover...