Last week wasn’t normal. I spent time with young men aspiring to pastoral ministry. I sat in meetings on budgets and administration. I sat at the bedside of a church member close to death. I walked with two different marriages in crisis. And I poured into leaders from our church, planning what’s next. All of… Continue reading Don’t let TikTok disciple you

When Christians hear the word missionary, we picture someone going somewhere. They board a plane. Learn a new language. Move to a place where almost no one has heard of Jesus. Those people are absolutely missionaries. But if we're not careful, we start believing that "living on mission" is something that happens somewhere else, done… Continue reading The Mission Field You Already Live In

Say the words share your faith to most Christians and you can watch them tense up. What if I say the wrong thing? What if they ask a question I can't answer? What if I make it weird? Here's the good news: you don't have to be good at sharing your faith to start sharing your faith.… Continue reading You Don’t Have to Be Good at This to Start

There are a lot of things in the Christian life we know we should do before we necessarily want to. We know we should pray. Read the Bible. Forgive. Serve. Be generous. Sometimes our feelings just haven't caught up with what we know. That's especially true with giving. I've heard some version of this many… Continue reading Obey Until You Enjoy It

One of the easiest mistakes Christians make when talking about money is assuming the problem is having stuff. It isn't. Jesus never said, "Don't own anything." He said: "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth…" — Matthew 6:19 There's a big difference. And it really matters. God made this amazing world for us… Continue reading Use Your Stuff. Don’t Treasure It.