Keeping folks in focus
I ONCE WORKED in the office of a very busy ministry leader with a singular ability to make you feel important. No matter where your appointment…
How prodigal prayers get muffled
IF IT’S THE part of icebergs we can’t see that can sink ships, it’s also what’s submerged that can sink some of our prayers. When higher…
A good scare
ONE SEGMENT OF the church has done God no favors in portraying Him as an angry old guy with a beard and a big stick, just…
What would Jesus write?
CHURCH GROWTH consultancy is big business, but I think there’s a gap in the market waiting to be filled. My idea is a bit less complicated…
Christian journalism’s mission
CONSIDERING THAT they are in the business of crafting snappy headlines, many newspapers and magazines seem to have a hard time coming up with mission-statement taglines…
Risky faith, Roman-style
THE UNKNOWN CENTURION who asked Jesus to heal his paralyzed servant has long been held up as an example of admirable faith. After all, Jesus praised…
An introduction to interviews
SOME WOULD-BE writers are so keen to sit down at the keyboard and start typing that they forget that’s actually the second stage of the process.…
Stepping into the spotlight
I WOULD LIKE to be so humble that people remark on it, but not so humble that I can’t enjoy it when they do. However, that…
Ticker tape temptation
THERE’S A FINE line between a fist pump and a faceplant, as this collection of sportsmen and women celebrating victory prematurely illustrates. But it’s not only…
What I learned from being called out
I WAS AT a conference when I left a message for one of the featured guests, asking whether he might have time in his schedule for…
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