Let’s be honest: most of our prayers are weak. They’re soft. Safe. Domestic. “Help me have a good day.”“Please heal Aunt Carol’s bunion.”“Let the traffic be light.” We toss these up like God is our cosmic butler, here to make life smooth, not holy. And when Paul drops to his knees in Ephesians 3:14-21, he blows…
Let’s talk about punctuation. Yeah, that’s right punctuation. No this is not grammar class. It’s not middle school English. I have no right to teach anyone about proper grammar – just ask my wife! I’m talking about the way we speak to each other in real life. And if we’re honest, most of us are…
Out There – Part Two Let’s be honest, when we hear someone say, “You’re called to make a difference,” we often think of big, flashy things: feeding the hungry, starting nonprofits, flying overseas, preaching in packed stadiums. But you know where it really starts? Right outside your front door. Literally. The people who live 30 feet from…
Earlier this week, I went to my daughter’s final track meet of the season. Now, before you picture me in running shorts and a stopwatch yelling, “Let’s go!”—let’s get one thing straight: I do not run. I respect running. I admire people who run. But me? If you see me running, call the police because something has…
Let’s get one thing straight: Life doesn’t just work better with Jesus, without Him, there is no life at all. This week in our “Rooted and Ready” series, we hit one of the most honest, humbling, and hope-filled passages in the Bible. Ephesians 2 doesn’t sugarcoat anything. Paul starts with a punch: “And you were dead…
Let’s stop pretending the Church is fine. It’s not. The numbers say it. The exodus of young people says it. The stale worship. The empty classrooms. The leadership pipelines that dried up a decade ago. They all scream what no one wants to admit: we are stuck. Not in doctrine. Not in Jesus. But in…
There’s a prayer in Ephesians that punches through the noise of our weary, distracted lives. Paul writes to believers—people already following Jesus—and he doesn’t pray for their circumstances to change. He doesn’t ask for them to be more successful, less anxious, or more comfortable. He prays they see. That the eyes of their hearts would be…
Part 6 of the “Towel-Bearers: Redefining Leadership” Series You’ve prayed. You’ve poured out. You’ve kept showing up.But if you’re honest—you’re tired.Not just physically. Soul tired. Ministry can hurt in ways you didn’t know possible.People ghost you.Plans fall flat.Recognition for carrying the extra load never comes.The critics? Oh, they never miss a beat. And somewhere deep inside,…
Part 5 of the “Towel-Bearers: Redefining Leadership” Series There’s no spotlight.No applause.No thank-you note.No social media post shouting you out. You vacuumed the church hallway.Held the crying baby in the nursery.Prayed for someone who never knew.Texted the hurting at 2 a.m.Showed up again. And again. And again. And not a soul noticed. But heaven did. The…
Part 4 of the “Towel-Bearers: Redefining Leadership” Series Let’s say the quiet part out loud:Ministry has a branding problem.Not the logos. Not the livestreams. Not the fonts.The ego that sometimes hides behind it all. Somewhere along the way, some have stopped preaching Jesus and started promoting ourselves. They stopped building altars and started building platforms.And if we’re…
