MY WORST-EVER SHAMING EXPERIENCE

Once upon a time, I was visiting an out of town church, listening to a pastor who was becoming increasingly popular with those crazy Millennials. He wasn’t a rock star pastor, but more like an opening band pastor. I had been through a brutal year

THE END OF ME

“Help!” I screamed it at the top of my dry and desperate lungs. “I don’t know how to get to You, and I don’t know how to get You to come to me.” You’re probably thinking that I cried out these words before I became

MOTHER’S DAY INSPIRATION

Church leaders and creative team leaders are always needing some Mother’s Day Service Programming inspiration. it’s always hard to envision special services, and Mother’s Day is especially difficult. How many different ways can we say, “We love you and we appreciate you?” While the words

THREE WARNING SIGNS OF A BAD LEADER

There’s really no introduction needed here except to say that, if you’re serving under a bad leader, it’s something you probably feel, but can’t put words to. I’m hoping to give you some words. 1.  BEWARE OF THE LEADER WHO NEVER APOLOGIZES The words, “I’m

CHRISTIAN BAIT-AND-SWITCH

Every Saturday, I take an early morning trip to Starbucks, and bring home a treat for my wife and I. I mostly do this for selfish reasons, but that’s another post altogether. This Saturday, I was listening to Christian radio, searching for some hope. I

THE INTENTIONS OF GOD

The cataclysmic events of Bethlehem that night speak thousands of messages into a person’s heart and millions into the generations that form the cultures of our world. One such message is centered around the clear and unmistakable intentions of God. If we were, in any