Social Media: Ministry Tool or Harmful Distraction?
How should I as a pastor think about social media? Is it an essential ministry tool or a harmful distraction? Is it a responsible realm …
God Wants You To Complain: A Case for Constructive Complaining
Don’t allow your discontentment to distance you from God, but don’t waste your disappointments by attempting to mentally dismiss them either!
Faking It: The Sad Reality of the Nominal Christian
People in your church are faking Christianity. Are you one of them? You enter your church’s building. You know what to wear, what to say, …
Responding to Ongoing Trials
The Struggle is Real Today is one of my “dark days.” Pain has been relentless for a couple of days, restricting my life and ministry. …
Is It Right for You To Be Angry?
Our frustration and anger toward opposition can easily cause us to become preoccupied with political solutions and distract us from gospel solutions.
Gold in the Laundry: Finding Value in the Mundane
Bathe the children. Cook three square meals. Weed the garden. Repair the fence. Beat back the vines of the encroaching jungle. Unclog the outhouse. Patch …
Learning Contentment
“I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content” – Phil.4:11 If you could use one word to describe people today, what would it …
Gospel-Motivated Schoolwork?
Christians should parent their children in a gospel-centered manner, even when it comes to schoolwork.
Avoiding Spiritual Mushrooms: 3 Keys to Healthy Growth
“God does not want us to be spiritual mushrooms,” wrote J. O. Fraser in 1918 from the Yunnan province of China.[1] Fraser spoke from experience—in …
In the Beginning, There Was No Buddha
In our increasingly “spiritual but not religious” society, we are seeing a growing interest in things like karma, mindfulness, and zen. These ideas and practices come directly from Buddhism. In this article, veteran missionary Forrest McPhail explains how we can engage those who embrace Buddhist beliefs with the truths of the gospel.