Ten steps to becoming a praying church
I love the picture in Revelation 4 of John entering into the throne room and thepresence of God. John finds himself in a scene...
Christian unity in spite of global diversity
When we speak of the global church of Christ, the apostle Paul’s first letter to the church at Corinth offers a helpful point of...
When power dynamics impact relationships
Power does funny things to relationships. It changes the dynamics of how relationships form and grow and become.
When I met my first friend in...
The day we became friends with God
Maundy Thursday is the day in the Christian year when we enter into the Upper Room on the night that Jesus was betrayed to...
Avoiding tarnished teaching
How does your church select from the many stewardship curriculums available today? Do you gravitate to what everyone else is using or the one...
A durable calling
I recently celebrated 25 years of pastoral ministry at Mountain View Church in Fresno, California. You can’t help but reminisce a little when you...
Sowers, seeds and sermons
Since leaving pastoral ministry a little over a year ago and moving to the opposite side of the pulpit, I have listened to many...
The very words of God
Lynn: Public Bible reading in worship has strong biblical support. When Moses gave the Torah to Israel, he commanded the people to read it...