Encouraging Momentum
Good news: you can make people better. Bad news: you can only make them better at things they love, care about, and enjoy. In my earlier years I often tried…
Pastoring was killing me
Pastoring was killing me. The stress of leading a large church. The pain of budget cuts. Managing the relationships between staff and peers in ministry. Even though I…
Pastoring not Posturing
Much of Christian spirituality deteriorates into posturing. When we try to sound spiritual—as though we are experts on development, discipline, and growth—we come across as vainglorious, arrogant, and egocentric. I…
Rules for Blessing
One of the most powerful gifts we can give one another is the gift of a blessing. This, I think, is at the heart of the common request for prayer….
Tell a Good Story
Everyone needs to know how to tell a good story. Stories are the heft of good friendship, good education, and good sermons. “Thou shalt not” is always trickier to remember…
Five Kinds of Capital
Five Kinds of Capital Mike Breen, leader of 3DM ministries, has an interesting way of framing the spiritual demands of people in the marketplace. Business people, by and large, feel…
Jesus’ Sins
Despite the fact that we hold to the doctrine of Christ’s perfection, his contemporaries did not. In fact, Jesus’ strongest opponents were religious people who felt like he was giving…
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