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6 Mistakes I Made as a Church Planter

After a few years of fruitful growth, we became comfortably stable, and my heart grew uncomfortably cold. Read More

What My Church Gained—and Lost—When We Stopped Renting

I never thought I'd miss it....Read More

Why Every Christian Should Care about Theology

Over the years, one of the most disheartening things I’ve realized is how few Christians care about the deep things of God. We tend to think that theology is only for pastors and leaders. But this isn’t true. God has graciously revealed himself through his Word, and every follower of Christ should take pains to know him well. Every Christian, therefore, is a theologian. Read More

7 Things Pastor Tell Me Kept Them from Leading Well

Here are 7 things I’ve repeatedly heard, which kept a pastor from leading well.... Read More

Crafting Expository Sermons

Expositional preaching gets a bad rap for being dry, boring, and lifeless. But zombie preachers should be indicted, not expository preaching. Read More

Teaching Theology to Children

Here are five ways learning the catechism benefited our family. Read More

3 Ways Suffering Produces Sanctification

Suffering for the believer is never without purpose. Read More

How Should Christians Fast?

6 guidelines for fasting. Read More

Latvian Lutherans end ordination of women priests

The General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia (Latvijas Evaņģēliski luteriskās baznīcas) has voted to end the ordination of women to the priesthood. Read More

Russian Orthodox Church pulls out of Pan-Orthodox Council

The crisis-hit Pan-Orthodox Council due to start in Crete on Saturday has been dealt a mortal blow by the withdrawal of the Russian Orthodox Church. Read More