The healthiest and holiest people are the people who laugh at themselves the most. Failure helps us take God more seriously and ourselves less seriously.

I am a pastor so I eat and breathe the Church.

Praying through is all about CONSISTENCY and INTENSITY. It's 'all-nighter' prayer. It just won't take 'NO' for an answer!

Jesus didn't die to make us safe. He died to make us dangerous.

I think a pastor used to be viewed as the one-stop ministry shop. The pastor served on every committee, volunteered at every event, and made all the hospital visits. I think that is changing and I think that is healthy. Both for the pastor and the congregation.

To me, growing into spiritual maturity is becoming less self-conscious and more God-conscious.

It's hard for me to imagine why a church that has younger members wouldn't have a blog component.