The Anxious Church
Why the church has struggled to address mental illness well and how we can care better.
Nearly five years ago, a high-profile pastor—one who had shared bravely and publicly about his battle with depression—took his own life. In the days…
The Middle Ground Leads to Nowhere
Neutrality doesn’t work in church. But we can recover the heart of our faith.
I’m a textbook middle child. I’ve spent a lifetime perfecting the art of placation, walking fine lines and threading needles. For years as a pastor, I relied …
To Put on the Armor of God, We Have to Take Off the ‘Armor of Me’
Thérèse of Lisieux teaches us to have childlike faith and stop protecting our vulnerabilities.
I have a Bible from my youth, one I purchased for myself when I was in middle school. I underlined a number of verses during those formative years of adolesc…