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Micah Lang
Mar 23, 20228 min read
Why unity is so important in your church
The new norm: division and divisiveness Unfortunately, I have experienced the sorrow of division. Growing up, my dad sought to be a...
Micah Lang
Feb 26, 20228 min read
Pastor, prioritize the "mini-retreat"
Craving a “date” with Jesus Pastoral ministry comes with some of the greatest joys and deepest sorrows. I remember a particularly...
Micah Lang
Feb 11, 20225 min read
5 reasons to fight the desire to isolate
Saying “no” to the easy road Introverts and extroverts alike have been thrust into spending more time with themselves than they ever...
Steve Thompson
Jan 20, 20224 min read
Book Review: Rejoice & Tremble (Michael Reeves)
The "fear of the Lord" You don’t have to read the Bible very long before you come across a text about “the fear of the Lord.” Sometimes...
Micah Lang
Dec 8, 20215 min read
Why Advent demands missional living
The holiday season is one of the busiest times of year for most of us. The Christmas season is filled with many things. We go on...
Steve Thompson
Nov 9, 20215 min read
Book Review: Deserted by God? (Sinclair Ferguson)
If you’ve been a Christian for more than 10 minutes, you’ve learned the bitter truth that the Christian life can still be a life filled...
Micah Lang
Oct 29, 20216 min read
6 Things to Teach Your People About Suffering
This article was featured on the Small Town Summits blog Suffering comes upon all of us ... About two months ago, a large apartment...
Micah Lang
Mar 12, 20215 min read
5 reasons to be a church member
Two cultural obstacles Not everyone who attends a church is a member of that church. Have you ever thought about that? Just because...
Micah Lang
Feb 13, 20215 min read
5 things to pray when your hero falls
Ravi is not the first, and won’t be the last Many of us in the evangelical world have been reeling from the results of the investigation...
Micah Lang
Feb 1, 20217 min read
Receiving criticism well (even when it’s terrible)
The “critique” I remember my first “critique” in art school. It was Drawing 1 and when the professor walked around the room and gave his...
Micah Lang
Jan 20, 20218 min read
What the Left and Right can learn from Jonah
We live in a polarized society. With one president leaving office and the next entering, what is the way forward? The persevering weight...
Micah Lang
Dec 9, 20206 min read
Why the Incarnation is the greatest miracle
Talking with a Muslim friend "Faheed, do you believe we can have a relationship with Allah?” “Certainly not in the way you think of....
Micah Lang
Nov 13, 20206 min read
Thanksgiving during COVID
I found myself with an open Bible, staring at the page in a sense of quiet desperation. I was discouraged. This year has been...
Micah Lang
Oct 16, 20204 min read
The five dimensions of true worship
Biblical Study in the Theology of Worship What is “worship”? For most Christians, when we refer to “worship,” we often think of the...
Micah Lang
Oct 7, 20205 min read
Why kindness matters
The current kindness drought Kindness is hard to find these days. With the age of technology and social media upon us, everyone has found...
Micah Lang
Sep 14, 20209 min read
Should Christians watch Netflix’s “Cuties”?
NOTE: I apologize for the mature nature of this post. Unfortunately, these topics and realities are being thrust upon us and I believe it...
Micah Lang
Sep 4, 20203 min read
Pray like Hannah when you're hopeless
Have you ever felt desperate? Empty? Hopeless? Perhaps you can relate to Hannah. She longed for a child and was barren. She felt hopeless...
Micah Lang
Aug 13, 20206 min read
Why virtual fellowship is insufficient
Working toward a theology of embodiment We live in a highly-technological age. And this advancement has brought with it many benefits and...
Micah Lang
Aug 7, 20205 min read
Church & state: lessons from America’s first black pastor
Lemuel Haynes As unfortunate as it is that so few Christians know his name, Lemuel Haynes is often regarded as one of the unsung heroes...
Micah Lang
Jul 30, 20205 min read
6 things Paul says about social distancing
When COVID-19 took hold in the US, churches began to stop meeting physically. As the months progressed, pastors and churches started to...
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