The key to creativity is worship and prayer.

Suffering and ministry turmoil left me devastated. Jesus met me there.

The pre-Christendom church managed to avoid both isolationism and accommodationism. Their model gives us a map for post-Christendom challenges.

Those who come have very little. But they have everything they need.

Four reasons tithes and offerings are about to drop dramatically.

What the cross teaches us about his remarkable patience.

The late evangelist called himself the “champion rambler.”

I can’t follow Christ and also succeed at being nice.

Trusting in the Lord has made my life both easier and harder.

The ideas of human dignity and respect for all didn’t develop in a vacuum.

Why it’s time to retire our favorite evangelistic phrase.

According to the Psalms, it's an act of disobedience to keep quiet about his love and faithfulness.

In 1946, a man named Ernst Lohmeyer disappeared from East Germany. It took me three decades to piece together his story.

As the first anniversary of the 2015 church massacre neared, public shows of support masked private tensions. But cracks were appearing in the city’s segregated silos.

As I approach this season of pilgrimage, Scripture offers me a theology of travel.

Holiness is a hard challenge. The key is surrender, not striving.

I want my children to know how to work hard. I also want them to know that hard work doesn’t define them.

Loving across our differences requires the power of paradox.

We didn't accomplish everything we should have. God reminds us we didn't need to.