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First person: How do we abuse God’s love?

October 20, 2024

God created every living soul with an innate desire and hunger for love. Though love will not fill your stomach, quench your thirst, or warm

First person: One church trend that isn’t looking good

October 20, 2024

Church media expert Phil Cooke shares a troubling trend he’s noticing in today’s churches.

Your Voice: Finding wisdom in a world of confusion

October 18, 2024

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First person: Navigating social media amid disasters, political insanity

October 18, 2024

The images catch your eye, and before you know it, you’re sharing them with your army of followers on social media — and you’re convinced they need to see them and feel the same swell of emotions you feel. But do they?

First person: What steps can cultivate revival in this generation?

October 17, 2024

“Wow! It sounds like your student ministry is experiencing a revival,” a youth pastor friend said to me after I shared what’s been happening in

First person: Do we have separation of church and … debate?

October 14, 2024

A new poll of pastors’ preferences in the upcoming presidential election shows not only the divide between clergy in political terms, but also the difficulty in talking about politics, especially in church.

First person: Church leader, be open about your weakness

October 9, 2024

“That was one of the best sermons I’ve ever heard.” These words were delivered to me by a young man after one of our services last year. As a young preacher in my 20s, these are the words I dreamt of hearing.

First person: ‘By God’s grace, I woke up’

October 8, 2024

Connor Johnson shares how he nearly lost his life at the age of 19 in a drug deal gone bad. “I am going to die tonight,” he told himself right before the gun fired. But it turns out that God had other plans for him.