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Encouragement for Pastors Wondering How to Lead a Christ-Like Response to Racial Injustice As I assume you’ve also experienced in recent days, my heart is...

Quoting Preachers and Naming Scoundrels

“Lord, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow...

Full Circle In Israel (part Two)

I wrote a blog post in April of 2016 while on a trip to Israel called “It is Well - Coming Full Circle in...

The First 23 of 500 Reasons Why I Believe

“If you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote about me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you...

Think You Have a Strong Plan to Re-open? Here’s What Most Churches Are Missing...

I’m still surprised my team agreed to publish this… I’ve been thinking about (okay, stewing about) some things for the last few weeks. It’s probably...

Why I’m Going Back to Israel

On January 22nd, 2018 my father-in-law, Phil Byars, and I are leading a 9-day tour in Israel. This will be my second trip to...

Something Churchill Did We Recommend Pastors Do

Winston Churchill was the ultimate dinner guest. He was, that is, unless you wanted to get a word in edgewise. Churchill  monopolized the conversation, we are...

Insiders + Outsiders: Two Types of Engagement

If we’re choosing not to engage one of these groups, we’re not doing our job as the Church.  These past few weeks, my team and...

A Major Transition We Just Announced to Our Church

Kristi and I are making a massive life transition that we shared with our church this morning. Here is what I read to them...

107: How Does Being Made In the Image of God Help In Good Times...

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/107-how-does-being-made-in-image-god-help-in-good-times/id1351197808?i=1000475282342 On Today’s Episode: On this episode 107 of Men Unplugged, author and guest Phillip Yancey chats with Men Unplugged host, Jeff Jerina about the image...
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