Planter Wives

The majority of Christians I meet like the idea of church planting conceptually but would never give serious consideration planting one themselves. One reason many…

There are many examples of bravery in the Bible. Esther. Moses. Ruth. Joseph. Rahab. Paul. The list goes on, and it’s tempting for me (as…

I was asked, “Why does friendship at times feel one-sided?” That question, of course, could mean many different things, like, “Why must I do all…

While looking through some old books recently, I happened across a beloved Christian classic, one I had forgotten about. Years ago, my Bible study leader…

Chauffeuring children to frequent doctor’s appointments, therapy, and extracurricular activities; spending hours reteaching school material to two children, working nearly twice as many hours as…

Kathy Litton, NAMB’s national consultant for ministry to pastor’s wives, hosted the panel consisting of Pam Wolfe, Angie Lewis, Gala Andrews and Cindy Lake—all of…

In the past, I have shared about the importance of shifting from a “come and see” mindset to one of “go and tell”  (check out…

When you begin to rattle off the names of the great characters of the Bible, there are some obvious names that come to mind: Jesus,…

https://vimeo.com/140101933 86% of the people in Morgan County, Utah belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. How do you start a Southern…

Each evening at exactly 7:00 pm, my wife and I call our children downstairs for a family devotion. All 3 of our boys (ages 7,…

My face turned multiple shades of red as I sunk deep into both the couch and the book. Pinkish red because of the language I don’t…

Baptists through the years have emphasized the need for Christian preachers to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ. John Broadus summarized his approach saying, “The…

Spiritual maturity contains amazing ironies. It is strange mixture of progressive growth while simultaneously still experiencing fresh wonders. New truths are revealed from old scriptures….

If I say that mercy ministry is absolutely vital—which I think it is—to a church’s local mission strategy, what arguments would I put forward to…

“Love your enemies” — Jesus. Perhaps this is among His most revolutionary statements and certainly most humanly counterintuitive. We were already struggling to “love our neighbor”…