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As committed as our team is to creating churches for unchurched people, we still have to fight the pull toward becoming a church for church people. Honestly, I don’t understand ...

The Power of HearingHave you ever seen a child, an infant barely able to stand on her own, dance to the sound of music? I’m sure you have: her eyes ...

Teens.{Did your heart just stop for a second?}I currently have four teens and three that have already gotten through the teen years and a couple pulling up the rear.I know ...

In one of his Far Side cartoons, Gary Larson depicts a winged man seated in heaven on a cloud. No one near. Nothing to do. Marooned on his celestial post. ...

What makes a great children’s story? Is it action, adventure or relatability? Children have amazing minds and question everything. Children also lack that filter that we have as adults — ...

Two-thirds of the use of the word “peace” (shalom) in the Old Testament involves the fulfillment that comes to humans when they experience God’s presence. Such peace can be experienced ...

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. — John 15:13What’s the most famous friendship in the history of pop culture? My ...

A lot of people who have read our book, Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith, have asked for more practical advice about how to move forward once they put ...

The next day, whenever I was quiet, my fear rose up again as it had during the previous night when I’d heard the voodoo drums in the dark. So I ...

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?Most of us are interested in change. Moreover, God wants us to change. A life that is never willing ...

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. – 1 Peter 5:6Thought for the Day: Doing something in order to be loved ...

Let Me control your mind. The mind is the most restless, unruly part of mankind. Long after you have learned the discipline of holding your tongue, your thoughts defy your ...

Homeschooling is one of the most rewarding parts of my day. It’s also one of the hardest.Finding the discipline to sit down and prepare the work, battling with a strong ...

Living as a servant is everyone’s calling. Service to God and other people yields the highest rewards that heaven holds. ~ Ron MarinariIt was a bitter cold day in December. ...

Structured for ConflictWhat is it about board meetings that brings out the worst in us?For the most part, church boards are made up of good and godly people. They sincerely ...

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. — Psalm 23:5 Pause and envision the scene in ...