Life is hard. In our lives, we experience death, sickness, unemployment, rejection, and all manner of oppression from the world. In worship, we are able to weep before God as the cry of the needy toward the One who can provide. When we lament before God, it is an act of worship like none other. […]
As a pastor, I’ve consistently encouraged believers to engage the Bible. I’ve pleaded with people to read it, memorize, and share it. But one thing that I often failed to do was teach people how
Why do human relationships break down? Often it’s because of a communication gap. We forget to adequately listen to and speak clearly to family members and friends. It may be an issue of ego: Certain
Eating is both for our survival and our socializing. So, when we engage in fasting as a spiritual discipline, it upsets the normal activity of life. It is unnatural because we need food and we
The digitally connected world has given us access to more information and less understanding. It puts me in contact with more people but provides less relationally to these contacts. Our technology allows me to see
Our mission is always relational, so never use people for evangelistic target practice and illustrations of social do-gooding. Drive-by ministry devalues the lost and is insulting to the Christ who died for the sake of
