The Fight for Joy
Ministry is a joy, but ministry is also heavy. Even if you’re overjoyed to be in ministry, some days will be a fight for joy. One explanation for this is we have an enemy who
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Ministry is a joy, but ministry is also heavy. Even if you’re overjoyed to be in ministry, some days will be a fight for joy. One explanation for this is we have an enemy who
Ministry is a paradox. The responsibility of spreading the gospel and helping others grow in their faith and knowledge of God is one of the most joyful parts in all of life. There are seasons
It’s a common mistake among those who feel called to plant and pastor churches: some men are willing to lead the church before they lead their families. In fact, some guys seem willing to lead
Broken Storylines, Graceless Dads, Overly Spiritual Pastors, & Sticky Notes: Toward A More Holistic Family Ministry As much as we want to romanticize or idealize childhood, children live in the real world—the same beautiful and
Part One, Part Three The gospel is crazy! I hope I’m not offending anyone here. I simply mean that in the upside-down Kingdom Jesus calls us into, we often scratch our heads in disorientation. In
Part One “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think
It’s been two weeks since the presidential elections when the world discovered that Donald J. Trump would become the 45th President of the United States of America. Admittedly, nobody saw this coming – nobody expected
A few miles from my office is the site from which Lewis and Clark famously began their journey West some two hundred years ago. Our city, and neighboring Louisville, is littered with streets, parks, 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
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
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