Before They Are Opponents, They Are Family
One of our greatest challenges isn’t theological. It’s relational. And the path forward begins not with them changing first but with me.
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When A Friend Dies
I got a call this morning and I’m still not quite sure how to process it. A longtime member of our congregation died today. And I know that’s part of this. I know that’s the job, I know I’ve done this more times than I can count, but today just hit different, and I’ve been…
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You Don’t Have a Truth Problem. You Have an Abiding Problem.
Why knowing about the truth and actually being free are two completely different things Imagine. You go to the doctor and the scan shows something serious. The doctor sits down and tells you what she found. Do you look at her and say: well, that’s your version of the truth. I have my own version,…
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You’re Not Afraid of the Dark. You’re Afraid of What the Light Will Show.
What happens when the light shows up in the places you’ve been hiding things You have a junk drawer. Don’t try to deny it. It’s the one in the kitchen. The one you close quickly when someone asks where the spoons are. It has a bottle opener, a lighter, some keys you can’t throw away…
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You Keep Going Back to the Wrong Well
Why the thing you’re drinking from isn’t satisfying the thirst you actually have We have a spring on the back of our property. It’s not dramatic. Just a wet spot on a hill that never dries out. Even in July when everything else is cracked and brown. Even in the winters when the temperature drops…
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You Already Speak the Language. You Just Don’t Know It Yet.
Why your passion is a doorway and not a distraction I have a friend whose entire world was sports. Not casually interested in sports. Completely fluent in sports. He could give you the batting average of any Reds player from 2014. He could tell you the rushing yards from every Buckeyes game he’d ever watched….
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The Table That Was Closed Is Open
Why the hunger you can’t name might be the most important thing about you There is a hunger that doesn’t have a name. You know the one. It’s not the hunger you feel at noon when you skipped breakfast. It’s deeper than that. It’s that low-grade ache, that sense that something is missing. It’s the…
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You’re Not Actually Hungry for What You Think You’re Hungry For
Why the thing you’re chasing to fill the void probably isn’t the thing Somewhere out there right now, someone is ordering an embarrassingly expensive pizza delivery. We’ve all been there. Hungry, slightly irrational, willing to spend money or time or energy we don’t really have just to scratch the itch. The hunger takes over and…
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Stewardship Means Structure (Part 2): The Final 3 Moves We Can’t Ignore
If we’re going to stop managing decline and actually start stewarding the mission, then we have to finish what we started. The first three moves were about people, partnership, and process. These final three are about focus, funding, and fruit. And if we miss these, we’ll keep spinning our wheels no matter how many conversations we have….
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Stewardship Means Structure: 3 Moves We Can Make Right Now
Healthy churches don’t happen by accident. Discover 3 practical steps—teams, partnerships, and playbooks—to strengthen mission and discipleship.
