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First person: When a ministry leader commits ‘serious sin’

March 19, 2026

“Maybe the most spiritual thing a fallen or disgraced leader could do is step away for a few years and live a normal life. Get a regular job. Work at Home Depot. Sell insurance. Learn humility again. Rebuild a marriage. Restore trust with family.”

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First person: Stop saying you’re busy — and 4 other things leaders shouldn’t say

March 17, 2026

I’m busy: Nobody cares. We’re all “busy” these days.

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First person: Calming an anxious generation

March 16, 2026

You have probably heard some of the troubling statistics about teens and young adults. The data points are piling up like symptoms for a very ill patient.

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First person: Transitions and ‘true leadership’

March 3, 2026

Leadership transitions are common in life. A boss retires. An incumbent loses an election. A pastor moves to another church. A parent leaves or passes away. … Having experienced all those leadership transitions, I’ve learned they can be both good and bad, depending on the people, the situations and how well the transition is planned and implemented.

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First person: Do you have to choose between motherhood and ministry?

February 28, 2026

I’m a mom and a wife (a pastor’s wife at that). But I’m also a women’s ministry leader, Bible teacher and writer. Luke 14:26 tells

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First person: Our political future and an interview that deeply moved me

February 26, 2026

I genuinely grieve to see the depth of rancor and bitterness that exists in our country toward fellow Americans with whom we happen to disagree politically.

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First person: One generation away from no missionaries?

February 20, 2026

“We are one generation away from having no more missionaries.”  

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First person: How to stay missionally minded as a mother

February 19, 2026

I’d wanted to be a missionary for years and I loved the two years my husband and I lived overseas.

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First person: Raising discernment in a culture of explicit entertainment

February 18, 2026

The recent 2026 Super Bowl LX halftime show featuring Bad Bunny (Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) sparked conversation and dialogue across the nation.

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Church livestreams: How many watch ‘live’ versus later?

February 13, 2026

Let me start by saying that one of my great frustrations is the number of churches that discontinued their Sunday livestream broadcast after the pandemic.

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