I was blessed to grow up in a home with parents who loved to read me story books before bed. I looked forward to it every night! My favorites were always the books filled with stories from the Bible. The ones with the really cool pictures in them. In fact, to this day,...

Serving as a deacon in the church is both a huge privilege and at the same time can be incredibly intimidating, or at least it should be. I mean, let’s be honest, not one of us is worthy to be a deacon in Christ’s Church. And yet, by His grace, God chooses to call some...

Does it make sense to plant new churches that are close in proximity to one another?

Does it make sense to plant a new congregation that is in the same community as its sending church?

Is this wise?

Won't these churches be competing to reach the same people?

Couldn't th...

Many of us spend far too much time pointing out perceived pride and arrogance that we see in others. But what about us? Do we ever stop to humbly evaluate if there is an ungodly arrogance or pride beginning to creep into our own hearts? Take a few minutes to honestly a...

In every city, every town, every community, every neighborhood, there are places where the good news of Jesus Christ is never heard. There are individuals and entire families who feel lost in the world and are without hope. The local church has been called to reach the...

Love. There is nothing more important in the life of a pastor than love.

In fact, if the two things that are spoken of us the most at our funerals are not our love for God and our love for people, then we will have missed the primary point of life and ministry. Sure, th...

With so many books at our fingertips, it can be tough to find theologically sound, biblically rich, spiritually edifying works that stand the test of time. I get asked regularly to recommend books on a variety of topics pertaining to theology, apologetics, marriage and...

I know the challenges that come with trying to find a church that fits. I was born and raised in the Christian Church tradition only to become fascinated in my college years with the history, beauty and wonder of Anglicanism. My stint as an Anglican was a short one as...

One of the things our church is passionate about is raising up faithful preachers of the Word. As a result, we are often contacted by churches in need of pulpit supply for a Sunday or two. In order to help our guys make the most of this opportunity, we remind them of t...

After a long day of tests and scans, here Eli is hearing from his primary oncologist, Dr. Julie, that he is officially cancer free and in remission! While he will continue to get scans every 3 months for the next few years, and blood work done once a month or so for a...