Most mornings, I start my day with my bare feet in the grass and the sun on my face.

Fifteen minutes. No phone. No agenda. Just breathing, listening,...

My friend David sent me a quote on Saturday morning because we’ve been having this conversation about pastors’ need to hide—people in general, really....

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...

Some churches want change. Others want to talk about wanting change. And the difference between the two? It’s not size. It’s not style. It’s not struc...

Ministry doesn’t pause. Not when you’re tired. Not when your soul is dry. Not when your family’s fraying.

The demands don’t lessen because your capac...

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...

Last week, a pastor I coach said something I think every pastor feels but rarely says out loud.

“I always feel like I should be doing more.”

His chu...

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’...

I thought I was doing it right. I spent years believing I had cracked the code—family, ministry, life—balanced like a pro. I wasn’t one of those pasto...