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June 2020

June 09, 2020

5 Things I’ve (re)Learned Recently as a White Pastor

The way I see race and the world as a white pastor has fundamentally shifted...

June 08, 2020

9 Reasons Why Online Groups May Actually Be Better than In-Person Small Groups

Most churches moved their small groups online due to COVID-19 out of necessity and with...

June 01, 2020

5 Ways COVID-19 is Refining My Church (and hopefully yours too)

re·fine /rəˈfīn/ - to remove impurities or unwanted elements from a substance. How is COVID-19...

May 2020

May 05, 2020

This is the Moment for the Church at Antioch to Rise Up

The COVID-19 crisis is a disruption, not an interruption. The churches that use this disruption...

April 2020

April 06, 2020

5 Good Things Coming Out of the Coronavirus Pandemic

It's not all bad news. God is always up to something good, even if we...

March 2020

March 18, 2020

5 Important Tweaks to Make to Your Online Church Service This Sunday

Streaming your worship services online and producing services exclusively for online audiences are two very...

March 17, 2020

4 Ways to Be the Church in the Age of ‘Social Distancing’

Since having church is dependent on gathering together, how can you still be the church...

March 12, 2020

6 Practical Ways to Share Your Faith During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Instead of living in fear, Christians should see the coronavirus as an incredible opportunity to...

March 09, 2020

Why Can Christians Hope to See Their Loved Ones Again in Heaven?

How can we have hope that we'll see our fellow Christians that have passed away...

March 01, 2020

7 Real Reasons Why People Are Turning to God

Here are seven real reasons that people are turning to God, given by people who...

February 2020

February 26, 2020

10 Reasons Why People are Walking Away From Church

When people walk away from church, there's always a reason. Here are ten of the...

December 2019

December 16, 2019

Four Biblical Questions to Help You Better Study the Bible

Like going to a concert, when you read Scripture, don't settle for a back-row seat....

November 2019

November 14, 2019

A Simple Way to Pray the Lord’s Prayer

Here's a simple way to remember the most powerful way Jesus gave us to pray.

November 06, 2019

3 Keys to Thriving in Modern-Day Babylon

How do Christians thrive in a society where they don't have the cultural or legislative...

October 2019

October 29, 2019

3 Great Ways to Discover Your Christian Superpower

Did you know Christians all have at least one superpower? What's yours? How do you...

October 14, 2019

5 Cultural Realities That Are Crippling the Church From Within

The church functions best when it's part of the solution, not another obstacle God has...

October 08, 2019

What the Evangelical Church Can Learn From Ellen DeGeneres

Is kindness a better witness than condemnation? The church can learn something from Ellen DeGeneres.

October 04, 2019

The Catastrophic Assumption Too Many Preachers Make

Don't ever assume that because people are sitting within earshot of a preacher that the...

October 02, 2019

The 5 Key Aspects of Holistic Prison Ministry

Many people assume that prison ministry extends only to those currently incarcerated in our jails...

September 2019

September 30, 2019

3 Ways Scripture Helps You Grow Spiritually

When we don’t regularly dig into Scripture, it’s because at the end of the day...

September 26, 2019

4 Misconceptions That Keep You From Growing Spiritually

Just like malnutrition can stunt your physical growth, these four misconceptions can hinder your spiritual...

September 17, 2019

5 Actions of a Spirit-Led Church

More than emotions in worship or the exercising of certain spiritual gifts, a Spirit-led church...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

6 Ways Old Covenant Thinking Still Infects the Church Today

The book of Galatians is all about battling heretical old covenant thinking. That battle still...

August 26, 2019

The Two Testaments in the Old Testament

Most Christians mistakenly look at the Old Testament as a monolithic slab of granite, containing...

August 19, 2019

6 Unwritten Rules of Today’s Church

The reason so many people walk away from the faith isn't because of the written...

August 13, 2019

5 Nagging Questions Christians Have About Spiritual Gifts Today

For anyone wanting to do a meaningful study on spiritual gifts and their role today,...

August 12, 2019

6 Reasons Christians Today are So Easily Led Astray

When we look at how the early church in Galatia was led astray from the...

August 05, 2019

3 Things Christians Can Do This Week to Help Prevent the Next Mass Shooting

While politicians work to make our society as safe as possible, Christians have a responsibility...

July 2019

July 19, 2019

What If You Could Take the Mystery Out of Spiritual Warfare?

What if spiritual warfare doesn't have to be as vague and mysterious as we make...

July 10, 2019

What the Old Testament Warns Us About the End of the World

Just because God's judgment is delayed doesn't mean it isn't coming. The Old Testament is...