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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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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 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 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...

November 2024

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...

October 2024

October 22, 2024

Navigating Self-Inflicted Storms: A Journey of Hope

Have you ever wondered if you would survive during a time of trying to navigate...

October 08, 2024

Why The Cancel Culture Isn’t Christlike: Grace Over Judgment

We live in a world where rejection and revulsion are far too common. The cancel...

September 2024

September 15, 2024

Broken But Not Defeated: Finding Hope In The Darkness

We are all wounded. All. Of. Us. I’m not bringing this up to minimize my poor...

September 03, 2024

The High Cost Of Marital Failure

From the outside, my marriage looked fine. We didn’t fight or scream, curse at, or...

July 2024

July 02, 2024

The Unmasked And Naked Truth About Humans

Our way of life is far from perfect on this side of eternity. The unmasked...

June 2024

June 07, 2024

How To Find Hope Despite A Broken Relationship

Sometimes, failure stares me in the face and seems to mock my very existence. In...

May 2024

May 31, 2024

Life After Divorce (Yes, It’s Possible)

Divorce is costly. Though not an unpardonable sin, when we fail at marriage, we will...

April 2024

April 28, 2024

Are Divorced People Stupid?

Despite how many in the Church treat divorced people, divorce is not an unpardonable sin. Nonetheless, it’s...

April 22, 2024

How To Resolve Conflict Without Nuking Your Relationships

Conflict happens, and no one likes to hear this, but healthy conflict is good in...

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