Today is Holy Saturday—the day between heartbreak and hope. The sanctuary stands quiet. The week has been long. Holy Week always carries its own weight, but this year, it feels heavier. Maybe it’s the rain tapping gently on the windows, or maybe it’s the fire that startled our rhythm and left its mark—small but unsettling….
This Holy Week has most definitely been unlike any I’ve ever experienced. As we approached the most sacred days of our faith—the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus—we were met with a trial of our own. A fire broke out in our church building. It was significant. Rooms we’ve prayed in, served in, and celebrated…
I tend to say out loud what many people are smart enough to only think quietly:Something is deeply wrong in this country. Our country feels angry, anxious, divided, and hollow.We’ve got more outrage than ever, more opinions than ever, and yet—less peace, less unity, and less truth. We are witnessing the slow erosion of something…
“You do you.”“Live your truth.”“Follow your heart.” These all sound empowering, right?It’s the self-esteem gospel of our generation.The problem? It’s killing us. Let’s call it what it is:A beautiful-sounding lie. And it’s everywhere. We see it in Disney movies, Instagram captions, graduation speeches, and TikTok reels. The message is always the same: The path to peace…
It should be no secret. Ministry can wreck you. Spiritually. Mentally. Physically. Emotionally. I work with a lot of pastors and the comments are like a chorus that’s being sung over and over by so many. Wayne Cordeiro’s Leading on Empty is not just another leadership book. It’s a wake-up call for every leader who’s ever wondered…
You can teach someone how to lead. You can teach them all the buzzwords, all the strategies, and every “effective leadership” trick in the book. But there’s one thing you can’t teach, no matter how many seminars you sign up for, no matter how many management books you read. You can’t teach character. Integrity isn’t some…
We are more connected than ever—and more anxious than ever. Scroll. Compare. Numb. Repeat.Welcome to the new normal. And it’s not working. If you feel more distracted, more anxious, more unsure of who you are—you’re not alone. You’re living in the age of curated chaos. And it’s messing with our minds and our souls. Psychologist and author…
Warning – unpopular topic: A lot of church is boring. Not just “I didn’t like the music” boring.Not just “the sermon went too long” boring.I’m talking soul-numbing, mind-wandering, when-is-lunch boring. And people—young and old—are done pretending otherwise.But here’s the kicker: It’s not Jesus’ fault. Jesus is anything but boring. I mean check this out. He turned water into…
Jesus isn’t safe.And the longer we keep trying to make Him safe, the further we get from who He really is. We’ve created a sanitized version of Jesus—a gentle motivational speaker who sprinkles feel-good wisdom into our week, stays politically neutral, avoids conflict, and mostly wants us to be nice people. That’s Tinker Bell. It’s NOT…
Time for some hard truth and real self assessment. The Church has gotten comfortable. For too long, we’ve relied on cultural Christianity to do the heavy lifting for us. We built impressive buildings, filled pews with people who knew how to play the church game, and assumed that because our communities had churches on every…
