The tragedy of leadership failure in the body of Christ continues to be splashed across news screens on a daily basis. These stories are not single, startling accounts. They are examples of a spreading cancer that crawls beneath the skin of the body of Christ. It is not just moral...

I want to test a hypothesis with you. It has three parts and it goes like this. Our American culture is becoming increasingly hostile to the Christian message, to our biblical, kingdom values and to everyone who strives to live as a true follower of Jesus. This hostile culture will...

For the past seven years this weekly blog space has attempted to provide you with thoughtful pieces on the life and work of the steward leader. My colleagues and I have been filling this space with our best thoughts and ideas on this important topic, and we pray you have been blessed and encouraged by what you’ve...

We have enough. This is an audacious claim based on the equally radical belief that the source of our contentment is God Himself. That is, we can only live with the belief that we have enough if we believe God is enough. But what exactly does it mean that God is enough?...

I am challenged by Scripture’s consistent teaching that Jesus saw people in the context of their entire life’s journey and responded accordingly. The woman at the well was not a despised Samaritan of dubious reputation, but a woman who was spiritually lost looking for living water. The man at the...

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 There is an old joke about a man who fell over the side of a cliff but was able to stop his fall by grabbing a small branch. As he dangled over the...

Will you start your day in chains or in victory?

Over the past several years we have spent a good deal of time talking about the importance of focusing on who we are in Christ as our primary work, and only secondarily considering all the good things we might do for him. The short version is that we focus on being...