It is a good, biblical, and historical impulse to adopt, integrate into, and redeem cultural celebrations and customs. However, we cannot...

How do we navigate political issues as pastors? We do not want to bind the consciences of our people in ways that are unbiblical ...

In dark moments of depression, pain, discouragement, and sorrow ... Our hope is made real. This poem is the overflow of an overwhelmed ...

Are you trying to be what only Jesus can be? When was the last time you felt like a failure? Every Sunday, I walk down from the pulpit...

Following Jesus will cost you everything What would you lose everything for? Sometimes, life calls us to take a big risk or make a big...

Where does discipleship happen most effectively? In a world that values the big and flashy, it might be tempting to say that the most...

Yes, your pastor needs to be encouraged I have never met a pastor that needed less encouragement. Granted, I’m sure we all can think of a...

What convinces us? What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about you. A.W. Tozer I had a profound...

How do we faithfully engage culture? All Christians are faced with this question. And we all see how other Christians (and church...

Great joys turn to great sorrows Just a few months ago, I rejoiced with some dear brothers in ministry at how God was blessing my...

14 questions to test our hearts How an old Puritan can help us discern In reading Thomas Watson’s All Things for Good, I came upon a...

Two all-too-familiar dangers We live in a confusing and broken world. And Christians often struggle to know how to best engage and reach...

Could you keep this up for 40 years? Early on in my ministry, I felt a deep conviction that I wanted to be a marathon-pastor. I wanted to...

Laboring is warfare My wife and I had the joy of welcoming our third child (a daughter) into the world a couple weeks ago. When we think...

9 questions to assess your heart Pastor, do you need heart surgery? It is said that the average length of service for pastors in America...

Do they feel cared for? I have a few friends that I meet with regularly that are not (currently) believers in Jesus. We grab coffee and...

Recently, I was invited by a good friend and pastor to join him on a podcast to talk about what God has been teaching us in the midst of...

How to respond biblically, reasonably, and scientifically This is part 3 in a collaborative series on the sanctity of life and abortion....

Working toward a theology for the Church This is part 1 in a collaborative series on the sanctity of life and abortion. A particular aim...

The heartache of pastoring those who stray One of the deepest struggles I know as a small-town pastor is when I pour out my life to...