When Knowing What’s Right Isn’t Enough

What happens when you find yourself in a situation where what you know conflicts with what you do? In the past five years, I’ve grown to love biographies of men and women from every time period and way of life, from presidents to civil rights leaders, to athletes,...

Preaching Sermons That No One Will Remember

There’s a sobering reality that pastors come to realize at some point early on in ministry and it’s this: after a few hours of preaching your heart out on Sunday morning, the majority of people who heard it will struggle to remember your outline, and after a few days,...

The Unexpected Freedom in Commitment

Commitment isn’t exactly “in” these days.  Think about any time we sign up or buy anything online, and we get all suspicious when it demands we provide an email address.  Why do they want my email?  What am I committing to?  Will they flood my inbox and then sell my...

A God-Glorifying Resolution for 2017

I love how pumped up people get at the start of a year, whether or not they publicly broadcast it.  It’s fascinating how the simple turn of a calendar can infuse a mentality in us that screams this is the year.  Confidence runs high, motivation runs deep, and the...