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Abortion culture and racial injustice are not two separate impulses. They are one.

Leaders are both born and made. Some people know they are leaders and naturally assume that position; others will become leaders if they are...

Too much of what Millennials believe about the church is accurate. The church can be irrelevant. The church can care more about maintenance than...

At first glance, most of us have little in common with Charles Spurgeon. Many of us who grew up around church have heard the name of Charles...

If you are as prone to mis-speaking as I am, you need to pray daily for the Lord to guard your lips.

I never intended to start a ministry. But once I did, I knew immediately I was in over my head. I’ve done some things right, and some things wrong....

I am a pastor and my members are always asking me why I don't preach the Book of Revelation. Can you help me? Why should I preach this complicated...

Young preachers can be shallow, silly, arrogant, sloppy, and most of all ignorant. I’ve been a young preacher, and at one time or the other, was...

Too often, time away from ministry is neglected because of poor financial planning or lack of time.

How many people can you name who don't have a cell phone? I can only name one: Garrett. He's 40 ...and a pastor.

The Puritans viewed human history as one continual conflict with evil spiritual powers. This is one reason I have so long appreciated the writings...

I think there are several lessons on leadership that we can learn from IKEA and the way they sell their products.

It’s hard for us people-pleasers to say “no” when going along to get along would cause fewer waves.

Every pastor is faced by the dilemma of whether to marry certain couples. Some of the decisions get complicated really quickly.