The Comparison Game
At the moment I’m writing this, we only have 498 days left until the next Olympic Games. I love the Olympics (like borderline-obsession-love), and I’m pretty sure you should too. The precision of skill and
At the moment I’m writing this, we only have 498 days left until the next Olympic Games. I love the Olympics (like borderline-obsession-love), and I’m pretty sure you should too. The precision of skill and
When two pastors meet for the first time, the same question always comes up: How big is your church? And I get it. How else is a pastor supposed to determine if he’s a success
Sound boring? You’re preaching to the choir. As a pre-teen, my father tasked me with regularly mowing an acre of grass with a push mower. He claimed, “It will build character.” Well, Dad, I’m not
The following article was written by Mike Bullmore and was given to me at a conference that I attended where Mike was speaking. To hear more from Mike Bullmore, please check out the interview I had
As a leader, your heart breaks. It’s someone close to you – maybe a church member, a dear friend, a sibling, or even one of your kids. You love them, but you hate their choices.
An email appeared in my box the other day with a question bursting with relevance: “I’m brand new to the game of weekly preaching and I would love to hear how you plan your sermon
Part Two Our church is preparing for a series on Daniel so I’ve been reacquainting myself with the great King Nebuchadnezzar. To indulge a random aside, simply writing his name takes me back to one
I’ve heard it said that if you want to figure out a church’s theology, you can simply watch their worship service. Is the congregation typically lively, or does it look more like Lord’s Day of
I spent several years after college traveling the country while living in a Honda Accord. I learned many lessons about living on a shoestring for which I remain thankful. Several unhealthy strategies, however, continue to
It feels like I can’t find my sustenance. Deadlines are whizzing by, and even when I meet them the tension never eases. There is no celebration at the end of the finish line—just more Greek,
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