We can try to hide and minimize our weaknesses.  Or we can own and acknowledge them so God can use us more powerfully.

The ability to learn and grow from others is one thing.  An unhealthy spirit of comparison is another.  Quite often the crossover from one to the other is an extremely small step.

Trying to merge politics and faith can be messy. Perhaps the answer is found in making our allegiance to a party subordinate to our allegiance to Jesus.

Some Lead Pastors require their staff to log office hours.  I always thought that was a bad idea.  Here’s why.

Ministry can be draining and exhausting.  Here’s an understanding that, when embraced, is not only liberating and freeing but allows us to enter into the very nature of God.

Being appropriately vulnerable and emotionally transparent in ministry is a good thing.  Being indiscriminately moody or randomly temperamental is not.

Perhaps the most debilitating attribute and trait for a pastor is insecurity.  Here are some signs to look for that indicate it might be a problem.

Staff ministry can be invigorating or exhausting depending on the health of the relationship.  Here are some clues to look for.

This simple guideline smokes out cowards and helps eliminate an all-too-common, but deeply unhealthy, communication pattern in the church.

“Differences” are not the same as “contradictions.”  As it relates to the Bible, these differences lend credibility to the trustworthiness of the biblical account.

In a contentious and fragmented society, how should we, as followers of Jesus, view and relate to a President that is polarizing and controversial?

How should we, as followers of Jesus, relate to those with whom we don’t agree?  A couple of recent events were telling as to what, and what not, to do.

There is a predictable playbook church malcontents typically follow when trying to do what they do.  It’s not worth losing sleep over.

Leave it to a Geico commercial to highlight an important principle that makes for a rewarding life.  Perplexed?  Read on!

It's incredibly counterintuitive, but quite often the supremely talented and gifted person can be a liability, rather than an asset, to the organization.

Pastors and leaders can’t always be available.  But we can typically mitigate our lack of availability by demonstrating that we’re accessible.

You wouldn’t think a murder trial would serve as a focal point for a display of the challenge, and beauty, of forgiveness.  If so, you’d have to think again.

From a foreign policy standpoint there are many compelling reasons to stand by the nation of Israel.  But I’m convinced the sense of spiritual obligation is an Old Testament construct.