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Practical insights & uncommon perspective for the people who do ministry.
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Weekly Articles on Life, Leadership,
& Ministry

Practical insights & uncommon perspective for the people who do ministry.

NEVER MISS A POST | SUBSCRIBE
The Weight You Don’t Have to Carry Jun 19, 2025

Cindy and I were driving to the airport Tuesday morning, headed to Oregon to spend a few weeks with our oldest son, his wife, and our grandson. I was ...

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Why I Skip the Moving Sidewalk May 29, 2025

Last week, I was dragging my suitcase through another airport, bleary-eyed, when I saw it: the moving sidewalk, humming along, promising to carry me f...

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Why Sundays Are Stealing Your Soul Apr 24, 2025

Last week was Easter. You’d think after three decades of doing this, I’d be past the pressure by now.

But there it was again.
That little voice…

This...

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When Your Calling Feels Like a Cage Apr 09, 2025

You were told you were called. So you followed.
You studied. Preached. Served. Led.
And somewhere along the way, you started to feel trapped.

You didn’...

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The Ministry Ache You Can't Explain Mar 20, 2025

Fourteen years ago, I walked off a stage after speaking at a pastor’s conference, and I felt…empty. Not because I didn’t believe in what I had said, b...

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The Sunday I Quit Polishing Sermons Mar 12, 2025

Twenty years ago, I was a sermon-polishing junkie—one minute of prep for every minute in the pulpit. Bible college and seminary beat it into me.  And ...

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