Pastors / Leadership Archives

Maybe some cowboys may pretend to be invincible where they should acknowledge dependence. Good Shepherds never do.

We need fear to survive, but we also need hope—to keep us looking up. But how do we know which one is running the show? How do we know when fear...

I received a series of text messages from my 33-year-old daughter, Rebecca, who is also the mother of three. I asked her permission to share a...

According to a recent Pew Research Center survey, half of all U.S. Christians say that casual sex (meaning sex outside of a committed romantic...

Trust the One who calls you to share the message. And do the thing you fear. When you practice, relax, give it to God, and press on...these 7 steps...

Who is Jesus? That salvation can be received through believing Jesus to be not just the historical Christ, but to be our Christ. We can be...

If you find it difficult to focus, or experience times when your mind is filled with hateful accusing thoughts towards others, you have encountered...

1. Father, help me to so honor you through my online presence and chosen words and spirit that people will see, hear and feel Jesus through...

Any believer who points the finger at another Christian and says, "You are the reason I no longer go to church" is being dishonest. Unwilling to...

Jesus is firm in his resolve that his followers can be intimately familiar with his voice. Here are three suggestions for hearing, recognizing, and...

How do you know if that brave new adventure is one that God is calling you to? Here are 7 ways to gain discernment and direction—and go for it!

I’ll never forget sitting in the boardroom of a Christian business leader as he boasted of his company as a Christian enterprise. He spoke of the...

Christians are called to a radical expression of peace in divisive times. Rather than removing ourselves, we are to seek redemption, never revenge.

Is personality awareness spiritual? Or does it just breed a kind of narcissism—a self-centeredness, a preoccupation with ourselves? The Bible’s...

Anyone needing reassurance that God is love need look no further than his own stubborn, rebellious heart. We hate to admit our need, yet God stays...