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Serious times met with serious lives. This is the anvil on which history is forged. More important, it is the means by which the Kingdom of God is...

Sometimes, striving after peace and unity can become an idol and can actually lead to stifled spiritual growth in a congregation.

In the absence of a union to let pastors know how the congregation is receiving their sermons, we are hereby taking it upon ourselves to act on...

Ministry is a marathon. This means you should not stay in the office too long, should not stay away from home too much, and should not become...

Church solidifies your identity, and provides pathways toward your calling. It fosters accepting, forgiving relationships with people of all ages.

He knows what is best. So, when we come to pray, we trust Him in answer in the way of His choice, not ours.

In our consumer society, it can be easy for churchgoers to have a very low threshold for leaving a church. But what are some legitimate reasons for...

Nothing is more moving, more meaningful, more inspiring, more invigorating to me than a baptism. A life that has been changed emerges from the...

Most preachers spend far more time on the introduction than on the conclusion, and I think that’s a mistake.

The best thing to have when you get really tired is someone to speak truth to you and if necessary, force you to rest. “He maketh me to lie down in...

We saw videos of black men killed by police officers. We saw an ambush on police in Dallas. The country reels beneath all this violence.

You’re a pastor’s wife. What will you do? Every spouse of every minister gets asked this question. So, you may as well come up with an answer for...

One problem with many short-term trips is how we plan and promote them.

A few years ago, I was lovingly confronted by a dear friend and fellow pastor that I was not using all my vacation time. In his rebuke, he...

If our churches fail at that mission, no matter what other good things we do, we will have failed in the unique mandate that Christ has given us as...