Weblog Weekly Archives

Whether you've just had the best year ever or are thrilled to see it go, the fresh calendar year is a chance to refocus on what matters most...

“If you were a real Christian you would (fill in the blank)” is one of my least favorite phrases.

When did we allow our identity to get tied into our looks and fashion choices? In our accomplishments, bank accounts, or Facebook feeds? When did...

I recently heard a pastor compliment another church for being a church that was actually moving forward, being “alive” and “contemporary,” brushing...

You know God has honored you by the call to shepherd His flock. So, give Him thanks. And give it your best, with some lessons from Moses.

Evangelicals are often unsure about whether or not to join in.

I assume most had given up on this man, believing his heart was too dark, his mind too depraved to every change. So he remained alone, in the...

It can be very important to offend certain people and lose them from your church, when it’s for the right reason and over the right thing. Here are...

Affirmation is a powerful tool of God’s redemptive grace. Grace says you can still be loved and accepted even after you make terrible decisions and...

Now I sit here, facing my crisis of belief. Will I step out in faith? Will I trust Him to do what only He can do? Will I believe that He will...

Blessing God honors God and calms the soul. When we praise Him, we are saying the most basic truth in the universe: God is God, and I’m not, thank...

Jesus has his people in many unlikely places.

Followers of Christ have a message of hope and light that is desperately needed. But we get caught up in the politics of our world and too often...

If you and I will take the trouble to handwrite a message and leave it in a somewhat permanent spot, it may be there to speak its truth long after...

This passage is more than a command. It’s an invitation to draw near to our children on a heart-to-heart level as we share the deepest part of who...