Resources of the Month: The Power of Your Brain: Harnessing the Potential of a Renewed Mind and Everyone’s Invited (audio)

God has a purpose for you: to love your neighbors and reflect Christ to them. Yes, even the odd ones. I’ll never forget the first time my wife and I spotted “bathrobe guy.” That’s what we called him, at least until we learned his real name. From the hill where our house sat, we had…

Advent is a sacred invitation—a time to pause, reflect, and refocus on what matters most. As women, we navigate seasons of life that are often marked by waiting, longing, and deep yearning for connection. The beauty of Advent is that it meets us exactly where we are and points us back to God’s promises and…

I’ve studied and written about spiritual warfare for more than thirty years now. In fact, you can study the topic with me through the Church Answers “Church Equip” course, “Engaging in Spiritual Warfare.” In some ways, that short course reflects the core of what I’ve taught over the years.  What I don’t always talk about…

Are any of you old enough to remember “perfect attendance awards”?  It’s been decades since I have been in a church that provides such recognition. It’s quite the feat. It means a church member has shown up for 52 or 53 consecutive Sundays in a calendar or church year.  Sam Rainer began writing about attendance…

The subtle but unmistakable witness woven throughout Scripture. We know the Great Commission. We can quote it. We affirm it. But sometimes, familiarity can narrow our vision. We begin to think evangelism is confined to a handful of well-known passages—important passages, to be sure, but not the whole picture. The New Testament carries a broader,…

There’s a verse that’s been pressing on me lately, especially as I think about the role of women leading in the church and in their communities in the midst of hard topics like war, politics, gender identity, and other cultural events: “But in your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, ready at any time…