The “Evangelical Industrial Complex” and all the forces involved in influencing church leaders for the past few decades have shaped today’s leaders more for the marketplace than […]
What does it take for you to think, “I’ve eaten all that I need, I’ll stop now”? You’ve likely never examined that question very deeply or seriously. […]
Just moments ago I experienced something that doesn’t happen often for my ministry with Scott Free Clinic — a “no-call/no-show” for an initial consultation with someone who […]
There’s a horrible myth you’ll see bandied about social media and peppered into public statements, especially among “positive thinking gurus” that states, “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes […]
Here’s a question: Is hitting a “plateau” in your fitness workouts something that can be a real experience, or is the idea of plateaus a myth? Plateaus […]
If you’re a Christian who is also a business person, you don’t leave your faith at home when you head out for the workplace. Being a genuine […]
Let’s address a deeply harmful thought some Christians sometimes raise and, so very harmfully, some church leaders teach. When someone is dealing with real, staggering, life-upending pain […]
It was all the way back in 1957 that Together Magazine included in its pages this short snippet: The brilliant Scottish writer, Thomas Carlyle, lived on a […]
As Christians, we know (at least we should!) the Bible has much to say about gratitude and giving thanks; doing both matter in our relationship with God […]
A pastor stood at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and watched as a man in tears lay a wreath at the base of the memorial. The pastor put […]