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For Barry C. Black, the everyday life of the Senate chaplain ranges from leading five Bible studies a week to running weekly prayer breakfasts to answering letters from viewers of C-SPAN commenting on his prayers that open each daily session of...

Just when I thought I was ready to jump into the pit of despair, the Lord sent me the words I needed to hear. They were in the form of a little child. This morning, as tears were streaming down my face, due to feeling like a complete failure, my...

I wrote a book a few years back titled What They Didn’t Teach You in Seminary. It’s one of my favorite books and if you haven’t read it, I hope you will. It contains my biggest leadership lessons, gleaned from nearly 40 years of leadership. But...

What secrets are hiding in your nightstand? What regrets do you have that debilitate and overwhelm you? You can be an overcomer. Allow God access to that nightstand right now.

I held it together pretty well during the graduation ceremony and the dinner afterward, only to have a really ugly cry late that night, drowning in the fear of the unknown. I’d like to share these bits of wisdom with you now, as graduation nears,...

When someone asks ‘what is ethics?’ do we know how to answer? Scripture gives the law we are called to follow as Christians. As we discuss the question ‘What is ethics?’ we are given the opportunity to bring others into a relationship with the...

We were designed for this kind of fellowship, this kind of connection in Jesus, and we cannot find it anywhere but the body of Christ. This is what finding true belonging in the church looks like.

No one could fulfill the duties expected of most pastors

In order to be the few, we need a faith that may look foolish to the world, but looks just right in God's eyes.

You are one of the few types of wives that assume more than just your husband's last name. Similar to the First Lady, you obtain an unspoken role of leadership in your church. Some of you thrive in this role and others of you fear it. Or maybe you...

Though renowned as the author of The Message, pastor-writer Eugene Peterson was also a church pastor for 29 years. To this day, his love of the church is evident. Yet, his latest book, The Pastor: A Memoir honestly reveals how painful and lonely a...

Sometimes the clouds in life obscure God's light but never believe that those clouds extinguish His light.

Do you know the one thing ruining your quiet time? It will lead your heart astray every time. Find out 4 ways to combat it - and win.