“Watch me, dad. Watch me.” There are few imperatives a father hears more often from his children than “watch me.” It’s a plea for us to recognize that whatever our son or daughter is doing — catching a ball, jumping off a diving board — is worthy of our full […]
Faithful biblical teaching should, and will, produce a response. And people’s response should, through the presence and work of the Holy Spirit, reflect the response that the biblical text itself was seeking to produce. We want people to think, feel, and act in ways that are in line with what […]
Perhaps our most important stewardship of all is the stewardship of the gospel. As Jesus Left this earth, he gave his disciples and his church this instruction: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the […]
There are two verses I cite to myself every day: Romans 12:4 (“Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment”) and 2 Corinthians 4:5 (“For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your […]
Pain Point 1: Fatigued Leaders The temptation is to start with questions that set a bare minimum: How few leaders can we have and still keep the doors open? Is there a way for us to lower what we expect of those who work with kids? Will children really notice […]
Many people process from unbelief to faith through “mini-decisions.” We hold to the classic teaching about the nature of the gospel: to be a Christian is to be united with Christ by faith so that the merits of his saving work become ours and his Spirit enters us and begins […]
