What if you could ride around with your pastor in his pickup? One of the challenging things about pastoring a large church is not being able to sit down and have meaningful conversations with every single person I shepherd. I know so many people are struggling or simply have questions about how to live out […]
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Most Christians are familiar with the wisdom found in Hebrews 10:24-25: “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” But even if
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When is it okay to leave a church? As the lead pastor of a local church, I get asked this question frequently. There will certainly be times in life when changing churches becomes necessary because of something like moving. Maybe you graduate high school and go off to college, or perhaps your job transfers you
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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
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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
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Let’s face it. Most of us are on some form of social media, gravitating toward a particular one depending on our personality. The creative love to share and collect ideas on Pinterest. Middle school apparently would not be survivable without Snapchat. Babies can’t be born without Instagram commemoration. Make-up and cooking tutorials and dance challenges
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Loving others can sound like Christianity 101. It goes right along with all of the other things we learned as children about going to church—“Don’t run in church. Dress appropriately. Don’t hit people. Don’t bite. And love each other.” Easy. Or is it? In the book of John, Jesus says, “By this all people will
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