October is Down syndrome awareness month and the new memoir Sun Shine Down has made me aware of the complicated beauty there is in birthing a babe with Down syndrome. When life doesn’t...
At the beginning of Psalm 77, the psalm writer is in a major funk.
Think a dying church has nothing to offer? Think again. ...
I know from experience that the perfect love of God will lead you to some difficult places to reach some difficult people. God never said the risks were not real or that you...
In part one of this series I told you there are a lot of ministers working in churches who no longer feel a sense of calling to their vocation. With no other job...
“Are we still on the right course, Christina?” ...
Are there institutions in our neighborhoods that can serve as natural places for meaningful relationships to be built across differences? Institutions like schools, sports leagues and community...
Much of the buzz about missional ministry is found among young church planters and consultants in new missional networks, like Missio Alliance...
As we have seen, Ephesians 4:11-12 reveals that all of God's people are ministers. Pastors and other church leaders are the "coaches" who equip their members for ministry in the church and in the...
Everyone is busy, in different sorts of ways. Maybe you have lots of clients, or are starting a new business, or are...
When I was a teen, I worked at a local restaurant as a busboy. It was my job to splash water in tall glasses for each new table, carry plates out for the...
Speaker and professor at Fuller Theological Seminary and founder of ParenTeen and Hurt seminars, Dr. Chap Clark...
Before we move on from Ephesians 4:11-12, I want to devote one more reflection to the challenge and opportunity of this passage...
Despite what many people think, within the Christian family and outside it, the point of Christianity isn’t "to go to heaven when you die." N. T. Wright, Simply Christian ...
In the last several days, we have focused on Ephesians 4:11-12. These verses teach that all of God's people are ministers. These ministers are to be equipped by pastors and other church leaders for...
Government Executive Magazine recently highlighted the work of psychologist Jean Twenge ...
As kids, we are told life is a boundless journey and that anything is possible. Our minds were filled with clear thoughts...
Two good friends fell into a passionate debate. In the heat of the moment, one man cursed the other. The man who received the insult said nothing. But he stooped and wrote in...
Stop making to-do lists. They’re simply setting you up for failure and frustration. How often do you scan your list just so that you can pick off ones you can finish in two...
Chris Horst, Director of Development for the Christian non-profit Hope International, was finishing up a meal with a new friend when the...
