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The fact that the most “Christianized” places in this country are also among the loneliest should be alarming to us of just how far we have drifted...

Some non-believers will be expected to go a church service on Christmas. Here are some thoughts about how to make the most of the experience.

God bless all unemployed pastors who want so dearly to be put to work!

Advent is an opportunity for us to remember the moment God came down in the person of his Son to reveal himself.

So here are three simple, but not easy steps I am taking this year to make sure that the Gospel, the Good News, is at the heart of my Christmas...

Change is inevitable. Nothing stays the same forever. As cultures change, churches change, too. Instead of fearing it, churches would benefit from...

The recent firestorm surrounding Lauren Daigle's comments on homosexuality has sparked a heated debate about the role of truth and love in...

One day I noticed how Elijah had prayed on Mount Carmel. “Lord,” he said, “today, let these people know there is a God in Israel. And while you’re...

Today, we live in a different culture with a busyness worldview. Many of us are just as busy on Sundays as other days of the week.

If you’ve been around church or church people for any length of time, you may have heard the term “apologetics” and wondered what it means. More...

Leadership happens in our messy world, not in an imaginary world of ideally sanitized conditions. In fact, if you’re not living in the real world,...

I found that being on a church staff doesn’t make you immune to burnout. I also witnessed many people in our church body fall prey to the...

Building community artificially doesn’t work. Like using synthetic fertilizers, fruits grow but they don’t reach their full potential. Churches are...

The best passage I know that teaches on how Christians handle conflict are the words Paul penned in 1 Corinthians 6:1-11.

You have bigger things to do today than talk about a football game. Any pastor who questions that should go back and examine his calling.