Reading Time: 3 minutes
If we live for a while in Temptation Desert, the Lord’s goal is to build our character, loyalty, and ability to serve. He is pulling for us to win, not setting us up to fail.
Lead Us Not into Temptation
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Sharing in Christ’s Death
Reading Time: 2 minutes
As we participate in this sacred commemoration of the Lord’s death, may each of us pursue a more intense involvement in the sufferings of Christ.
Recalling Sam Lilley, Church Member and Victim of January 29 Air Tragedy at Reagan National Airport
Reading Time: 6 minutes
Sam Lilley was the co-pilot on American Eagle Flight 5342, which collided with a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. The tragedy left no survivors.
Oh, How He Loves You and Me
Reading Time: 2 minutes
As we come into this sacred time, let us remember that our Savior exhibited the greatest love ever known when he went to the cross to atone for our sins.
When “Your All” Isn’t Enough
Reading Time: 4 minutes
One of the great dangers of the modern church is that we have come to rely on our thinking, strength, wit, and skill and believe we can strategize, market, and promote our way out of the place in which we and our churches find ourselves.
The Uncommon Family
Reading Time: 7 minutes
Pastors across the country are contemplating getting out of ministry. This should not come as a surprise. Ministry is tough. One of the challenges is balancing, if possible, the demands of ministry and being fully present and leading at home.
The Fuel that Ignites Unbearable Stress
Reading Time: 9 minutes
The debilitating stress that causes so many casualties in ministry can be avoided. Moreover, the stress we feel has more to do with an internal brokenness than external circumstances.
Never the Same Again: How a Personal Encounter with the Resurrected Christ Changes Us
Reading Time: 6 minutes
Because of the resurrection, the dark clouds of every sinner’s guilt, shame, and regret part making way for the bright rays of reconciliation, renewal, and restoration to burst through.
Facing the Changing Face of Culture
Reading Time: 8 minutes
Insight into how we might help ministry leaders in the U.S. and abroad remain faithful in their vital vocational roles, ensuring ministry leaders in the church worldwide produce deeply rooted kingdom fruit.