With the advent of a digitally connected world, people are experiencing a much more aggravated sense of anxiety than ever before. As a result, leaders—and churches—must discern how to respond.
You and I are never too old to begin to learn something new, so why not jump start your early mornings.
Here are two actions to help us avoid becoming the slack worker Solomon calls out in today's proverb.
Leo Tolstoy is one of the greatest novelists ever to have lived. Many have claimed Anna Karenina is his greatest work. It is often listed as the best novel of all time. Tolstoy called it his first true novel. Because it is often listed as the best novel ever written, I felt obliged to read it.
One day, a group of Pharisees criticized Jesus because His disciples didn’t follow their traditions.
At a recent Men's Fellowship, we men got real with one another. Following the presentation, someone brought up the secret sin that no one likes to talk about. It was the 'P' word: pornography.
Jesus knew that, in a few minutes, he was going to raise Lazarus from the dead.
One of the most important areas in which a leader can influence others is their spiritual life. However, many spiritual leaders are hesitant to share their faith.
“For America to survive, we need a spiritual revival.” That is something many believe, and I agree. But the question is, what’s first needed for revival?
Every leader has a choice between self-care and self-medication, and subconsciously, many choose the ‘polite’ version of self-medication.
Every day, we have the choice, every moment in fact, to decide who gets to decide—us or God.
This book is different from what I normally read. Fenelon was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, and poet who lived from 1651 until 1715.
Who among us has not heard the expression, “God gave us two ears and one mouth, so that we could listen twice as much as we speak”?
Even if you're reading the Bible every day, you may be missing—or misunderstanding—some of what it says.
A lot of us grew up with the belief that self-loathing is next to godliness and that any kind of positive evaluation of ourselves is just pride at work.
We’re all gifted at something. Sometimes in the name of false modesty we pretend we’re not really that gifted. But that’s just not true. You’re gifted at something.
What’s your favorite Bible translation? Does it really matter which one you choose?
Instead of looking for temporal internal needs when evaluating a church, look for eternal external needs.
Sinful pride is an inflated sense of importance. The Bible calls it thinking too highly of oneself. We often identify it as arrogance or egotism.
Why are people who have done so much for God’s kingdom so vulnerable to sin?
