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Zoroastrians were the King Makers of the ancient world. This is a big deal—especially to Herod who is the King of the Jews. Herod was not really a...

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

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...

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

I’ve celebrated Christmas more than 70 times in my lifetime. Tell me something I probably haven’t heard about the Christmas story.

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

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,...

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.

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...

There is a giant difference between being “proud” of someone else and having “pride” in yourself… and it’s a spiritual difference worth studying.

Every time we make a connection with someone, something powerful happens, whether we realize it or not.

Christians leave churches for many reasons. For some, it’s simply a life change like moving to another community. Maybe they find a church that...

hether it’s a disagreement of church policy or a physical move across the country, the search for a church can be as daunting as finding a new...

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.