There’s power in telling a story and telling it well. And I believe that there is no more powerful story than that of God’s movement in your life.
When Church Gets Political
I’ve heard the statement a thousand times: “Politics don’t belong in church!”
Through a Glass Dimly: Emotional Intelligence As Discipleship (Part 1)
Our heritage focuses on right thinking and purposeful doing, often without acknowledging emotion.
The Stories We Tell
We are all storytellers. We want people to see a piece of who we are, who we love, what humbles us, what makes us proud, what shatters us, what brings us peace.
Lift up Your Eyes
Once in a while, something comes along that shakes up that little world of mine, and I am forced to lift my eyes to the larger world—the one God sees all the time.
White Noise (Part 1)
The problem with the idea promoted by comments like “I’m color blind” is that the idea does not communicate what we white people may think it does.
The Wool We Wear (Part 3)
The third (and most annoying) way to end narcissistic shepherding is through the willingness to not shepherd. At least not that sheep at that time.
Taking up the Mantle
Our respect for previous generations often creates a crisis when the moment comes for our generation to assume responsibility for the Lord’s work.
Strengthening Your Hand in God
Anyone can encourage someone else. It’s encouraging them in God that distinguishes our worldly friendships from those in the body of Christ.
Resource Highlight: Wes Crawford and Summer Seminar
As a church historian, I have been invited to join this panel in order to explain how an understanding of the past can help us chart a healthy path forward.
God is Not on Your Side
It is important to remember that our purpose is to discern God’s will for how to live, and choose that.
Striking Rocks: Losing Sight of God
The moral of the story is to be wary of striking rocks as leaders of God’s people. We need to steer away from the temptation to make what we do about ourselves.
A Bigger Tent: The Secret to Church Unity (Part 1)
Acts 15 provides a witness to the 21st century church, revealing a way forward in a religious world that doesn’t notice how big the tent actually is.
A (Humorous) Look at Human Resources for Churches
One minister shares candid insights from years of navigating churches’ interviewing and hiring processes.
The Deaf: The Most Unreached, Unengaged People Group
Do you ever wonder why it is that so many Deaf people do not know Jesus?
One Thing Never Changes!
In a time when things are changing rapidly, the one thing that brings order in the chaos is the thing that does not change.
The Importance of Story
Stories are what it means to be human. Our brains are bent to creating a narrative to explain and quantify what we encounter.
Spiral of Silence
Have you been in a small group discussion but felt unable to give your opinion?
O Be Careful, Little Eyes
All of us are conditioned to see the world in certain ways. We are taught to see some things, and not others.
Hide and Seek
It’s a strange thing when we put God in the role of the hider and us in the role of the finder. That’s not the biblical story at all.