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October 2026

October 04, 2026

A Word to Fallen Leaders and Pastors

I never thought I'd be here. I pictured a different finish. After decades in ministry,...

September 2026

September 27, 2026

Can a Fallen Pastor Ever Lead Again?

I have a box of old sermon resources. I don't open it much. When I...

August 2026

August 09, 2026

When Christians Won’t Let You Outlive Your Past

There are days when I still feel like an outcast. I wish I could tell...

June 2026

June 14, 2026

Does Divorce Permanently Disqualify a Pastor?

Few church questions can divide a room faster than this one. Can a divorced and...

April 2026

April 23, 2026

How Do You Live Your Best Life?

When I say, "best life" I don't mean the version where everything works out and...

April 10, 2026

Stop Living in the Land of What If

I thought I had a plan. Not a vague idea. A real plan. Timelines. Decisions....

March 2026

March 14, 2026

What Happens When a Christian Keeps Failing?

What happens to a believer who keeps messing up or a leader who fails? That...

January 2026

January 23, 2026

When Submission in Marriage Gets Twisted & Misused

Some teachings in the church have caused more subtle damage than anyone wants to admit....

December 2025

December 12, 2025

When Adult Children Walk Away: A Word to Parents

There’s a lot of buzz on social media right now about adult children cutting off,...

November 2025

November 30, 2025

When Porn Isn’t About Sex

I’ve sat across from more men than I can count, their eyes down, voice shaking,...

November 16, 2025

Your Kids Absorb What You Never Say

You can sit in a room and never open your mouth, yet still deliver a...

November 05, 2025

Will the Church Give a SNAP?

I can’t stop thinking about the single mom standing in the checkout line, swiping her...

October 2025

October 14, 2025

The Mystery at Doomzana (A Modern-Day Parable)

Before you dive into this short story, let me invite you to slow down and...

October 07, 2025

The Masks We Hide Behind and the Face We Need

I was exploring a local thrift store the other day, the kind of place that...

September 2025

September 23, 2025

Why I Don’t Like Church Anymore: But Still Believe

I don’t like church anymore. There, I said it. I don’t like complicated, wordy worship...

September 05, 2025

Not Guilty: Living Free From Shame by God’s Grace

I had a dream the other night. And before you read too much into this,...

August 2025

August 10, 2025

Feeling Weary and Worn Out? What to Do Next

Some of us aren’t burned out from doing too much. We’re burned out from feeling...

July 2025

July 31, 2025

How to Rebuild Trust After You’ve Broken It

There is no easy or gentle way to say it: I set my house on...

June 2025

June 10, 2025

The Mistake That’s Wrecking Marriages and Families

You’re standing in the kitchen, cutting crusts off a PB&J while your spouse silently scrolls...

June 03, 2025

God’s Love in Brokenness: Finding Grace & Hope

Finding Hope in the Ruins: God’s Love in Brokenness The other night, I was driving...

May 2025

May 20, 2025

From Ruin to Redemption: One Man’s Comeback

There’s nothing quite like a divorce to make you feel like you’ve just been handed...

April 2025

April 29, 2025

Finding Hope Beyond the Three Hardest ‘F’ Words in Divorce

I never imagined I would walk through the valley of divorce. My grandfather and grandmother...

April 11, 2025

How to Heal After a Church Leader Lets You Down

Let’s have a little heart-to-heart, shall we? Some of you have given up on God,...

February 2025

February 18, 2025

When Burnout Leads to Collapse: A Pastor’s Cautionary Tale

A Pastor’s Journey Through Burnout, Failure, and Redemption Failure—real, soul-crushing, “what-have-I-done” failure—is rarely sudden. It’s...

December 2024

December 31, 2024

A New Year’s Resolution About Friendship Breakups

True friendship is a gift we sometimes take for granted. A devoted friend is a...

December 17, 2024

Adult Kids, Divorce, And Christmas

They don’t tell you this when you’re signing divorce papers, but you’re not just parting...

December 03, 2024

Lessons Learned From The Original Sister Wives

The story of Leah and Rachel, known to some as the “original sister wives,” is...

November 2024

November 26, 2024

What Our Reactions To Others Reveal About Ourselves

Have you noticed that the traits or behaviors we see, dislike, and criticize in others...

November 19, 2024

Family: The Other “F” Word That Sparks Either Joy or Terror

Family. One simple word, and a common word at that, but one “f” word that...

November 11, 2024

From Heartbreak to Healing: Lessons Learned from Infidelity

Infidelity, a nicer word for adultery perhaps, is far more common than most want to...

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