The COVID-19 pandemic has hit all of us hard, but the early research (cited below) suggests that women and people of color are getting hit…
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COVID broke everything. As we all pivoted to working from home (WFH), pastors across the country started asking the same harrowing question: “Will we financially…
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As an ARC church planter, I’ve given up on a few things. I’ve given up on hair like Shaun Nepstad’s, lists like Chris Hodges’s, and…
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"You have bipolar disorder.” Those are the words I heard as time stood still. I didn’t know much about mental illness, and I surely never…
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We live in an us-versus-them culture. We are constantly made to feel like we have to pick one side over the other, whether it’s for…
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I’ve heard so much “doom and gloom” in 2020, but I can’t help but think that God is doing something extraordinary this year. My confidence…
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You’ve probably heard this statement in your leadership circles. While the statement is true, hearing it may not feel helpful, especially if your church is…
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Biblical genealogies are fascinating. Reading them bores me to no end, but the concept has always captivated me. Why would someone care about the ancestral…
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In February of 1997 I was an idyllic 19-year-old college freshman who was writing vows of love to my college sweetheart. He consumed my thoughts,…
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