Posts with the tag “spiritual-warfare”

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

On a cold December night, I said farewell to the youth ministry I'd led for 13 incredible years in Rockford, Illinois. On my last night at the church, the team members I was leaving behind organized a...  Read More

Have you ever felt the sense of being helpless? You know, you don’t have enough emotional energy to go anywhere or do one more thing. All your normal motivation and your coping skills are letting you ...  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

If you're in ministry, remember, God doesn't call you to be His business associate, He calls you to be His son or His daughter. It is still agonizing to me how many people are in the ministry and don'...  Read More