I spent 13 years of my life in student ministry and I loved every single one of those years. As a student pastor, you get a front row seat to watch the Holy Spirit work in magnificent and sweeping ways in the lives of your students. Yet, it wasn’t just the students that God was […]
I am excited to announce that I have a 13 day devotional, patterned after my book Endure, that is now available on the Bible app. This is a devotion that I wrote as an answer to the world of short-term fixes that we live in. This devotion focuses on a God who works on an […]
Everything about the ministry that God has given me is about pointing others to the grace God has shown me throughout the course of my life. In doing so, I pray that God will challenge believers to use their lives, their words and their story for the glory of God. I hope this glimpse of […]
When I run for exercise, quitting seems like a valid option about 90 percent of the time. Who in their right mind would want to put themselves through something like this? The sweating, the burning lungs, the sore legs—it is all awful. We could say the same thing about being a disciple of Jesus. Who […]
I can’t wait to get this book in your hands (or feet) soon! Endure is not another academic book that explores all sorts of thoughts and ideas without being personally helpful and practical. I have broken this book up into 10 practical chapters that you can live out now while also giving you 3 chapters of […]
January is a month centered around the sanctity of human life and the pro-life movement. Many churches across the United States have a “Sanctity of Human Life Sunday” where pastors will share why the church is for the sanctity of human life and how people can the congregation can be practically pro-life. Two of the […]
I will never forget when I got my first cell phone as a teenager. It was a gray Motorola flip phone that looked less like a phone and more like a stone. It was gigantic by today’s phone standards but it served the simple purpose of being a way to connect to my parents […]
There was a time when I was convinced that I was never cut out for pastoral ministry. For starters, I am a natural introvert. I struggle in large social settings and I am often drained after spending significant time with more than a few people. Secondly, I could not stand the thought of preaching to […]
Let’s all be honest – there’s nothing easy about this life. Trying to navigate trials and press on is draining. I wrote my newest book & small group content – Endure – to explore how God’s people run well. Within this study, you will find direction and encouragement for how to trust God in every […]
Some of you may have heard of some issues that have been going on in the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee in the past couple of weeks. The majority of you may not have any idea of what is happening within the national leadership of the SBC right now, yet what is happening is incredibly […]
