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I had just accepted a position as full-time children’s pastor at a church of 400. Before I even arrived that October, the lead pastor announced a second service would launch in February.
Suddenly, along with starting a new job and becoming acquainted with the congregation and volunteer team, I would be experiencing another paradigm shift within a matter of months.
Sometimes I wonder if heaven will feel a bit like an afternoon nap,” writes Brett McCracken in The Wisdom of Sleep.
Maybe it’s because naps are signpost of something far greater that we’ve not yet fully experienced. Maybe it’s because even the most relaxing vacation, replenishing Sabbath, and restorative night’s sleep are only teasers ...
As a teenager in my youth group, I learned a catchy acronym for “Bible”: Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.
This saying was supposed to remind us that Scripture is the best resource for life. However, it also suggested leaving earth is the main point.
Too many sermons, devotionals, and worship songs likewise imply we were made for heaven, but remain stuc...
Every morning, I recite the Nicene Creed (A.D. 325/381) during my devotions. The creed outlines doctrines all branches of Christianity affirm, especially the Trinity and Incarnation.
Reciting the creed may seem strange to Pentecostals. In our theologizing, we often ignore or downplay the Great Tradition — Christianity’s historic creeds and confessions — opting instead...
I recently began journaling again after a decades-long hiatus. In my teens and 20s, I chronicled my thoughts and prayers regularly. Socrates said, “The unexamined life is not worth living,” and I believed him.
Until I didn’t.
When I was 27, my then-fiancee ended our relationship, upending the life trajectory I had so carefully planned — college, seminary, minis...