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Photo by Joshua Rawson-Harris on UnsplashOne of our students at the GoodLion School of Discipleship recently asked this honest and vulnerable question: “I’ve been really struggling with loving people and being…

Lessons I’ve learned the hard way over 14 years as a husband in ministry. We’ve all heard the line: Your wife is your first ministry. And I believed that. I really did.…

Self-doubt. It’s always lurking, isn’t it? No matter how much you pour yourself out, no matter how many lives you touch, that nagging voice creeps in, whispering, “Is it enough? Shouldn’t…

The Weight of a PrayerThere are times when I say the words, “Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven,” and they stick in my throat.Not because I don’t…

SOTM Devotional 3: The Tension of the Already (But Not Yet) KingdomHave you ever looked around and thought,“This is not the way it should be”?That ache in your heart?That longing for something better?That’s God’s…

The GoodLion School of Discipleship is taking a long journey through Jesus’ teachings from the Sermon On The Mount. These Devotionals serve to guide young Christians in thinking and praying…

The GoodLion School of Discipleship is taking a long journey through Jesus’ teachings from the Sermon On The Mount. These Devotionals serve to guide young Christians in thinking and praying…

In our journey towards faith, Jesus invites us to adopt a child’s perspective. A worldview full full of wonder and trust.Not a pursuit of ignorance or naivety… but a deep and…

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 suddenly becomes all to…

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 all life,…

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. “It’ll…

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. The horrors on…

Photo by Pablo Heimplatz on UnsplashThe 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:Why is it…

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 is it…

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 RevelationBut it’s so much…