First person: 10 characteristics of effective leaders
July 3, 2025
Based on more than 25 years of working with church leaders, here are some characteristics of the most effective leaders I’ve known.
Opinion
First person: Getting serious about sharing the gospel
July 2, 2025
Do people who know nothing of Jesus and salvation spend an eternity in hell?
First person: When God’s call is clear, why do we sometimes have to wait?
July 1, 2025
We often let our preferences and our desire to quickly achieve our goals overrule the methodical and purposeful path God intends.
Five truths God spoke as I faced my ‘little bump in the road’
June 28, 2025
I got another “no cancer” report on my six-month check-up this past week. After more than 60 treatments over a 10-year period, I still pray every day this stuff does not return. I hate cancer. There’s nothing good about cancer. Yet, I trust in a good, good heavenly Father who can work through cancer to speak to our hearts.
Opinion: A Christian look at ‘just war’
June 27, 2025
War is one of those topics that doesn’t come with a neat and tidy answer. It raises big, emotional questions for people of faith: Should Christians ever support war? Can violence ever be justified?
Opinion: Christians and June’s ‘tsunami’
June 26, 2025
June is Pride Month, and every year it crashes into our culture like a tsunami, flooding us with an aggressive amount of pro-LGBTQ+ messaging.
First person: What is true wealth?
June 24, 2025
In 2014, 92-year-old Ronald Read passed away and surprised his small town by leaving $6 million to the local hospital and $2 million to the library. People were shocked.
First person: Simple ways to begin reaching your community for Christ
June 23, 2025
Here are some simple ways to move your congregation in that direction.
First person: Who is influencing you?
June 22, 2025
One of the unique realities of my childhood is that I met six of my eight great-grandparents. This wasn’t unusual to me at the time, but today I realize what a remarkable gift it was.
First person: 9 things I want my grandsons to learn
June 20, 2025
Here are nine things that my father’s example taught me about manhood that I’ve tried to pass down to his grandsons.
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