NEW PODCAST SERIES: Leadership Culture Matters
How do you create a healthy leadership culture in your ministry, workplace, organization, or even in your family, and why does it matter? There’s an interesting and well-known quote from management consultant and writer Peter Druker where he states that “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” The Harvard Business Review also has this to say about […]
Is It a Sin Not to Spend Time with Jesus?
Have you ever wondered if it’s a sin not to spend time with Jesus? I assure you I am not writing this to condemn you about the consistency of your quiet times, but I do want to make you aware of how vital time with Jesus is and equip you where you may struggle to […]
The Six Steps of Repentance
Recently, I shared a blog post on how to endure temptation. I believe it offers solid wisdom that can help you in your day-to-day battles. But we also need to know what to do when we do give in to temptation and sin because we will all have times when we fall. When you have […]
3 Ways to Keep Walking with the Lord Through College
The numbers are pretty discouraging when it comes to students walking with the Lord throughout college. Depending on whose statistics you read, research from ministries such as Lifeway shows that around two-thirds of kids who are active in a youth group during their middle and high school years are not actively involved in church during […]
Safeguarding Your Marriage Against Infidelity
We all have the potential to sin sexually, and any man or any woman who says, “I have never, I will never, and I could never” is setting his or herself up for the prerequisite sin that precedes all sins, including the sin of adultery – pride. So, instead of assuming our marriages could never […]
What Does It Really Mean to Honor Your Father and Mother?
“Honor your father and your mother” sounds like the perfect commandment to throw out whenever your kids misbehave. A good “because I said so” kind of phrase to use when our parental authority is being questioned. But what does it really mean not only for our kids to honor us but for us to honor […]
6 Ways to Endure Temptation
There is no escaping the presence of sin or temptation in this world, but that does not mean we have to sin. Yes, we are sinners, and there have been times when we have all given into temptation and sinned. But biblically speaking, on the authority of God’s Word, we do not have to sin. […]
How Should Christians Spend Their Lives?
As believers, we are called to pay attention to how we live. Scripture reminds us that we must carefully consider how we walk. It also offers us practical wisdom on how to walk wisely and in ways worthy of the Lord. One such passage is from the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 10:23-33 where we […]
The Seven Deadly Sins of Ministry Podcast Series Part 7: Seeking Superficial Pleasures or Possessions Over Being Fulfilled and Satisfied in the Savior
Today is the last blog post based on my podcast series, The Seven Deadly Sins of Ministry. I started this series out of a heart to help put people in the best possible position to be successful and faithful in ministry, and the fact that I have become convinced that there are a handful of […]
The Seven Deadly Sins of Ministry Podcast Series Part 6: Satisfied without Seeing People Saved
No pastor sets out to forget about reaching the lost, yet we can all slip into the sin of becoming satisfied with doing ministry well without seeing people saved if we aren’t careful. One of the great ironies of ministry is that the more committed we are to ministry and loving the local church, the […]