A doctor for the USA Olympic Team and Michigan State University has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of abusing hundreds. We’ve been stunned by the testimony of...
Five times in the gospels, when Jesus taught a new paradigm he would say, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” In that statement (found in Matthew...
The leader is given counsel–hard counsel, but good counsel. It is accountability on a point that would make her a better leader. What happens next is hard to perceive,...
The other day my colleague Ed Love told me there was a “classic multiplication book” about “Church Planting Landmines” by Tom Nebel and Gary Rohrmayer. Sounded like something I...
Tell me about a woman (beyond your family members) who has had a big impact on your spiritual life. On this day (August 26th, 2016) 96 years ago,...
Even though I have known you, I often miss you after Easter, Lord. I am on the Road to Emmaus. I walk with you, talk with you. I hear...
I really like John Wesley. I am so inspired by the movement his ministry sparked, and for the astonishing spread of renewal he and “the Methodists” spawned. He isn’t as...
Fruit matters, but I must not neglect the fruit of the Spirit while pursuing it. The Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,...
What do you do when someone has an affair? Several people I respect through the years have committed adultery. Some of them have been ministers, professors, or board members....
[I was recently interviewed alongside Ed Stetzer and James Bradford about Cultural Myths and the church over at PE News, an Assemblies of God publication. Among other news, the image...
“The United Methodist Church has been in the death spiral for nearly a half a century, seen primarily in the loss of millions of members, the dramatic decline in...
When I was just 19, I needed a job to continue to pay for my studies at the university. I stopped by the church right next to campus, which...