Starting my year in prayer and fasting has profoundly impacted my life, and it can have the same impact on yours as well.

John Calvin hit it on the head when he said, “The human heart is an idol factory.”

Some believe the church today is declining, but nothing could be further from the truth.

Out of love, God puts a fence around our behavior so that we can live full, long lives. He restricts our freedom in order to give us true freedom.

A friend received a life-altering health diagnosis. It would likely shorten her life and change it forever. What now?

Politics can be incredibly divisive. There are strong emotions on both sides of every issue and candidate.

The compass is what you know to be true no matter where you are.

As a pastor, I’ve learned that many people are confused about spiritual gifts. It’s time for some clarity.

If you understand what the Christian life is, you know that it is impossible.

God shows us the story of humanity through a series of doors. In fact, if you look for them, doors are all over the Bible.

I grew up thinking the stone was rolled away so Jesus could get out. That’s not what the gospel writers record.

I woke up ... and started crying. I cried off and on for three days. And I wasn’t much of a crier. Something was wrong.

Boldness is an overlooked virtue of the Christian life and is often missing from many Christian’s daily lives. And that’s a problem.

You may feel like your story is finished. It’s not.

The Christian life is supposed to be an adventure. But so few people would describe faith in that way. It’s time for a change.

I felt like a failure at prayer until I learned to pray like Jesus.

Some Christians treat the Great Commission like it’s optional. That’s a mistake. That decision robs them of the chance to experience all that Jesus has promised. He said he came to give us a full, abundant life.

Anxiety is on the rise in our culture and the personal lives of the people I talk to regularly. It may be due to the prevalent use of social media, the constant drumbeat of the negative news cycle, or our over-scheduled and overcommitted personal lives.

It was my honor to be interviewed by Family Life Radio and my good friend Steve Smith for their original podcast The Calling. We talked about how to find work that matters and the ways that the church represents a table that feeds our spiritual growth.

It is my honor to interview my good friend Jim Tomberlin. Jim has an incredibly rich history of helping churches to meet their Kingdom potential and I know you will be blessed by his thoughts.