There are moments when another person’s suffering asks something of us. It may ask for time, patience, money, inconvenience, presence, advocacy, forgiveness, practical help, or simply the […]
Over the past couple of decades, I think some church leaders have become very afraid to ask the people in the congregations they lead to serve, to […]
Every driver can attest to an amazing — and dangerous — experience: that of getting another driver in their “blind spot.” That’s when another vehicle aligns themselves […]
A common complaint about the church from many of its members is that leaders keep congregants too busy in an endless parade of programs, not allowing enough […]
It was just late last year that I attended the launch service for Grace City Church, a new church plant in the University City area of beautiful […]
We have become so addicted to comfort, and developed such a “hoarder” mentality, that even within the church we have fostered a habit of breaking down the […]
An observation of our culture tempts me to think we have two changes happening at once: An increase in the number of people in need of help, […]
The New Testament church used to do this when they gathered together. We don’t. And we’re a far less loving, mature, and unified church than the early […]
A nurse escorted a tired, anxious young man to the bed side of an elderly man. “Your son is here,” she whispered to the patient. She had […]
If you were in need — real need, the kind that requires help from a friend — how would you want your friend to respond to your […]