Some thoughts for young pastors and ministers about stages and platforms. There’s a lure to them, a powerful draw. The lights, the audience, the feeling of importance — it’s intoxicating. It…
I once heard this quote: “Preach the Gospel. If necessary, use words.” Here’s the thing…. That seems to me a bit like knowing a comet is hurtling towards Earth… Ready to obliterate…
For months, I’d been trying to convince my son Jack to hop into his little red wagon and roll down the hill in our backyard. “It’s fun!” I’d tell him….
In the quiet, I sit. Trying to carve out a moment. Just me and Jesus. But my mind… It races. Finances. Parenting and marriage. Work stress. Ministry expectations. House cleaning. House projects….
Photo by Pablo Heimplatz on Unsplash The other day, a message popped up in my Instagram inbox. It was from someone curious about faith, but asking about what seemed like a paradox:…
Ever wondered about the clash between our highest ideals and our daily struggles? How can we truly live a life of integrity amidst a culture driven by selfish ambition? Why…
The fruit of the Spirit often doesn’t get enough love. We remember songs from kids’ ministry, or maybe Veggietales (side note: Bob and Larry are technically fruit?). A Shocking Revelation But…
I have a confession. I am a horrible self critic. And I don’t think I’m alone. It seems, in Christianity today, we’ve become experts at the art of self-flagellation. Not the medieval…
In our age, where the digital reigns supreme and voices of all sorts clamor for our attention through the screens we carry in our pockets or keep on our desks,…
As a pastor, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the nature of sin. While I don’t pretend to have it figured out. Here’s some musings on the subject: I…
Being born into a Christian family, like I was, plants you right in the middle of a grand story. But sometimes, it feels a bit like being a soldier who’s…
Imagine you’re walking through a dense forest, the canopy above barely letting the sunlight peek through. Suddenly, you feel a sharp sting on your ankle. Looking down, you see a…
“Simply then, Gospel social justice is not equality, it’s impartiality. See people as people. Stop labelling, and start loving.”
“One commonly held evangelical belief is that God’s Word is infallible, inerrant, and inspired, yet this applies only to the original text in its original language.”