Why should a Christian encourage obedience to laws?
The Bible consistently emphasizes the importance of obeying both God’s laws and the laws of the land. There are times when Christians...
Who’s really “gritty?”
I sat across the table from a Campus Director at a coffee shop. He was the director of the main campus of a multi-thousand-person...
Rooted Together With Your Neighbors. How Your Anglo Church Can Start an Ethnic Church in Your Community.
Our community is over 60% nonwhite. Our church was started almost twenty years ago. About twenty-five years ago, our community began...
How to pray with a stranger.
I could feel it—the nervousness, fear, and anxiety. I was about to pray for someone who was a stranger. I did not know if they were open...
Why Friendship Matters Among Christians
Why does it matter for Christians to have friendships? Christian friendship creates a safe space for confession: Christian friendship...
How to go to church? Start on Saturday.
It’s Saturday afternoon. Some are at the lake house, fishing. Some are shopping with the family, getting coffee, or grilling for...
Why would a new church fail and why would it thrive?
My wife and I have gotten to be a part of 5 church plants over the last 23 years of ministry together. We have helped plant churches in...
Too much, too long, too late: Screen time & your family.
Screen use before bed is a big issue in many homes for families, negatively impacting especially children. Brightness and lighting...
Does Holiness matter at work?
You’ve heard it before… A reporter from a prominent big city publication was suspended, investigated, and subsequently fired...