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When you think of unbelievers you know, I imagine you see some of them as more “open” to the gospel than others. So, how can we know if they are...

Some people rise above suffering. Their lives are literally deepened and “made” by the experience. Others wallow in it and never get over it.

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...

The season of Lent is an opportunity for us to reflect on who we are and who God is. The 40 days before Easter is a time to reorder our lives. The...

As I’ve stated before: With rapid-fire changes within a culture saturated by political correctness and relativism, we are inclined to ask if there...

God wants us to receive pleasure and deep fulfillment through our service.

I don't really know what a good leader looks like. I live in a place where we do not have pastors to teach us. What does a good and godly leader...

By “pet peeve,” we mean only a minor disagreement. An annoyance. We find certain things irritating, but they are not deal-breakers. No federal...

Time is a gift; a precious gift that cannot be exchanged if it doesn't suit us. By saying that time is a gift we are admitting that time is not a...

When you're putting your best foot forward, even in the tiniest ways, it communicates to your guests how deeply your hospitality runs.

The fact that we could assemble and forget to pray says a hundred things about us, all of them bad.

If we are to reach our culture with the truth of the gospel, we must deal with these troubling trends that have crept into many of our churches.

Within weeks, one of my heroes has fallen, and some of my friends in pastoral ministry have taken detours in their destiny as well. Failings among...

If the world were perfect, what would have been the point of Jesus’ death?

What is it that we find so compelling about narcissistic leaders?