Our flocks need us to set the example of being filled with thanksgiving. We may do this by cultivating gratitude in our hearts, as we give thanks to God for them.
Church
We are dependent upon God to bless our efforts as we pursue the Great Commission.
Cultivating a heart tuned to worship God rightly requires that we take a fair inventory of our heart’s emotions in our worship.
Being known by selecting two or three people who aim to build trust with you through asking specific questions is a way for a community to love their pastor, as well as a way for a pastor to love his community.
As pastors, we must examine our heart’s motivations to examine ourselves and ensure that we are not drifting toward danger.
Adoption won’t always move in a straight line, but it’s an outreach of immense importance and one that rests at the heart of the Gospel.
Lives grind to a halt when people don’t know how to relate to their past. Stephen Viars introduces a third way to view one’s personal history—by exploring the role of the past as God intended.
The church needs to help Christians understand the beauty and power of sex that is so compelling that we would never be satisfied by porn.
The pastorate is no easy job, but those who have faithfully followed the call of God into church ministry can be encouraged in several says.
Whatever challenges you are facing, whatever questions you are holding, whatever brutality you are grappling with on this fallen planet at this moment, know that you are seen, known, understood, and deeply beloved by God.