October is commonly known as Pastor Appreciation month. While many of us truly love and appreciate our pastors, these four weeks give us the opportunity to show that to them. The hard part is figuring out exactly how to show that to them. Here are a few practical ways that you can show your […]
Over the past few years it has felt there is an unending barrage of sexual abuse allegations. Those who seem to have it all have lost it all because of an appetite that they cannot control. Even beyond the focus on famous faces, the #MeToo movement across social media exposed that there is a pattern […]
So there we were — six of us seated around the table and enjoying each other’s company. Our distinct looking group began to elicit stares. Our group didn’t look like it should go together. At our table were a Lebanese pastor, a bearded evangelist born without arms, a black writer, a white church planter, a […]
The recent podcast series The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill has sparked conversation about the church on a number of fronts: leadership, accountability, abuse of power and the rise of Christian celebrity. The podcast has broached a number of theological subjects through its 6 episodes so far, but one of the most common topics […]
There have been many stops along the way where I have been pushed to the side or overlooked simply because of who I was. I showed up to the first day of kindergarten as excited as could be. I was pumped to meet new friends and to learn new things. Yet, I left the first […]
Time has seemingly scrapped by since quarantine swept over all of us back in March. But even with the days slowly marching by, we have finally landed in October. This month we celebrate the Reformation and our kids get to run around our neighborhoods (hopefully) to chase after the spoils of Trick or Treating. October […]
This week we talk with Josh King, pastor of 2nd Baptist Conway, Arkansas. We talk about many aspects of guiding a ministry well: leadership, casting vision and navigating culture. Yet, my greatest takeaway from this interview was soaking in the fact that God loves us. Josh came to Christ, in part, because of a church […]
It is crazy to think that I joined Facebook almost 16 years ago…and it was SO much different then. You had to have an email address from a college to even sign up for the app. Most of my “friends” were my classmates that I saw almost every day. We share pictures of our lives: […]
Loving others well means that we have create enough margin in our lives to meet others in the mess of life. If our schedule absorbs so much of our time to where we can’t love others where they’re at – then we’re too busy. Loving people is never easy or convenient. It is often uncomfortable, […]
Manhood as a whole is under attack. The value, worth and identity of what a man is seems to be in a constant state of flux. This week on The Middle with Daniel and Heather Ritchie – we dive into the identity of who a man is and what God has called him to for the purpose […]
