Honest Consideration Embraces Inconvenience

Treating each other the way we would treat Christ comes at a cost - the cost of our money, or our energy, or our time. And it should. [Click title to read more.]

Five Ways To Reconnect With God This Spring

Here are some suggestions to keep the flame alive during what is often a distracted and heady time of year. [Click title to read more.]

So Much Of Ministry Is Organic

People aren't demographics. And love and relationship can't be taught, purchased, or faked. [Click title to read more.]

Serving Outside The Church

I do fear that as increasing activities encourage us to spend more and more time in the church building, our time in the world is shrinking. And that is a dangerous thing. Out in the world is where we will meet most non-believers; out in the world is where we can serve most non-believers. [Click title to read more.]

Look For Love Through The Viewfinder

Being behind a camera forces you to look at people differently. And it is a good practice for Christians to cultivate. [Click title to read more.]

Giving The Gift of Your Presence

It's a heavy duty, the gift of presence: the gift of simply being there in body for someone. But it is profoundly valuable. [Click title to read more.]

Do Not Let Easter Be A Culmination

It strikes me sometimes that we Christians are great at events. We know how to do Easter. We know how to do Christmas. We can make killer dinners and plays and cookouts. But an event is not a ministry. [Click title to read more.]

The Old Ways of Serving Still Matter

I am a believer, and have been for many years. I am, as I mentioned above, used to "the food thing" churches do. But it was strange to see it with new eyes - to be the stranger in need, one of the people served by a church that knew me not at all. [Click title to read more.]

Superficiality Is The Great Obstacle

Most of us live in a small-talk world. I suspect that's why a lot of people struggle with evangelism. [Click title to read more.]

Ministry to the Childfree And Those With Nontraditional Families

As I grow older, I become more and more aware that I'm part of an odd, niche demographic: the childfree family. And we (along with other non-traditional families) don't often seem like candidates for targeted ministry. But we need our churches desperately. [Click title to read more.]