“So… what do you do the rest of the week?” Every pastor hears it. The joke. The jab. The wild assumption that preaching a 25-minute sermon on Sunday is the entire workload. Eh, we usually smile. Maybe laugh. But if we’re being honest? That question stings a little—not because it’s mean-spirited, but because it’s so…
“Prayer flows naturally from a heart of humility and faith—it’s the honest recognition that we can’t do it on our own and the confident trust that God is ready and willing to help.” Let’s talk about something we don’t often admit out loud in church:A lot of us struggle to pray. We say things like,…
Nice Is NOT a Fruit of the Spirit It might surprise you but – Jesus wasn’t nice. He was kind. He was compassionate. He was full of grace and truth. But “nice”? Not in the way we’ve defined it. “Nice” smiles when it should speak.“Nice” avoids conflict instead of calling out injustice.“Nice” would rather preserve…
When the Soundtrack Replaces the Savior Imagine walking into your favorite worship service: the lights dim, the audio swells as the band begins a movingly beautiful version of “Gratitude.” To use a phrase from my teenage daughter the vibe is on point. You raise your hands. You feel it. You really feel close to God. But here’s the haunting…
We’ve gotten really good at believing. We’ve got our doctrinal ducks in a row. We know the creeds. We defend the truth. We believe in Jesus, we believe in the Bible, we believe in grace. But if belief is all we’ve got—if it never grows legs, never rolls up its sleeves, never does anything—then our faith is on…
In a world obsessed with bite-sized content, instant gratification, and comfortable ideologies, the Church faces a crucial question: Have we traded the hard, soul-refining truth of God’s Word for something more palatable—something easier to swallow but ultimately less powerful? It seems more and more that Christianity has been reduced, in many circles, to a moral code…
There’s something electric about firsts. The first word of a child. The first speech of a new government official. The first sermon of a preacher. In Luke 4:16–30, we get the unforgettable moment when Jesus delivers what many believe is His first recorded sermon—and it’s a mic drop moment that left His hometown stunned, offended,…
There’s a line that haunts me and should do the same for the modern church:“We’re more well known for what we’re against than what we’re for.” The reason it’s so haunting is because it’s true! Somewhere along the line, curiosity died. We stopped asking how God might be moving in the world and settled for condemning…
Culture is shifting faster than Vin Diesel in one of the Fast and Furious movies! And all too often, the church is late to the conversation—showing up with a cassette tape when the world has moved to streaming. If we want to reach people where they are, we can’t just critique culture from a distance;…
Let’s just rip the Band-Aid off:The size of your church is not a spiritual scoreboard.And no, your small attendance doesn’t automatically make you more faithful than the megachurch down the street. The same is true the other way around and we’ll address that one in a future post, but for now hang with me. I’ve…
