When I was asked to preach on Father's Day, I wanted to encourage men instead of beating them up, as so many Father's Day sermons do. I felt my prayers were answered when I got this …
Was I a Bad Parent? Part 1
When an adult child goes astray, the most common question I hear as a pastor is, "Was I a bad parent?" We tend to take responsibility for our adult children's faith or lack thereof, even though I …
Finding Freedom From Toxic People
I had a wonderful conversation with Whitney from Woven Ministry about how Jesus taught and modeled walking away from the toxic people who tear us down and impair our ministries. Six verses after …
Walkaway Jesus
After When to Walk Away came out, a person on social media who saw the title but never read the content simply said, "Jesus never walked away from anyone, and we shouldn't either." That's an …
Getting at the Core Message Behind Sacred Marriage’s, “What if God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?”
When I updated Sacred Marriage in 2015, Gateway Bible asked me a few questions that I appreciated receiving, as answering them helped readers get into the core message. Here …
A Most Clever Attack
People talk about being haunted by ghosts, but I've found it's far more common for people to be haunted by toxic people who are very much alive. When a toxic person's name comes up on their phone, …