Posts with the category “endurance”

Every time I look at Scripture—or at the lives of the spiritual giants I admire—I’m reminded of a truth we don’t like to talk about in Christian circles: even the strongest people hit bottom. Every he...  Read More

If you’ve walked with Jesus for more than about five minutes, you’ve already discovered this truth: God has a waiting room. And sooner or later, every one of us ends up sitting in it. Sometimes for a ...  Read More

If you’ve walked with Jesus for more than five minutes, you already know this: not every season feels like a spiritual mountaintop. Some seasons feel more like a spiritual wasteland—dry, barren, and l...  Read More

Ministry is beautiful, but it’s also brutal. It’s a calling filled with joy, heartbreak, growth, and grit. Over the years, I’ve learned some hard truths—lessons that didn’t come from a textbook or a c...  Read More

It's the secret, unspoken fear of many of youth ministry's finest and most experienced leaders...they are concerned that they are getting "too old." Since I myself am a part of the Baby Boomer crowd w...  Read More

If you've never read Jim Collins' bestselling leadership book, Good To Great, I highly recommend it. In his book, he tells a story that is very profound and gives us wisdom as we look at our current t...  Read More