Be strong and courageous
“Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!” Psalm 31:24 (ESV).
What does it mean to “let your heart...
Do we have itching ears?
“Things once unthinkable are now unquestionable,” writes John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Center, in his foreword for Faithfully Different by Natasha Crain. This...
Proclaim the good news
It’s always been the church’s responsibility to passionately and intentionally reach people who don’t yet know Jesus. But we’ve usually not been very good...
Give thanks in everything
Over the past several months as we’ve experienced the awful ramifications of the coronavirus, horrific wildfires in multiple places, major hurricanes, disturbing rioting and...
LAMB churches dream, build in 2020
2020! The year of changes, adjustments and new challenges. Plenty of reasons available to just stall and freeze up. In my lifetime I don’t...
Saying yes
I put one foot in front of the other, the suspension bridge swaying with every step.
“Eyes ahead,” I repeated to myself, knowing one glance...
Five minutes with: Mae Ewert
You might think the city would run out of ways to honor Mae Ewert of New Life Community in Dinuba, California. At 100 years...
What is church?
Our church communities are asking many questions. One question catches my attention, not just because of its importance but because it is primarily pondered...