Does Character Really Matter Anymore?

Does Character Really Matter Anymore?

There is a debate going on right now in our culture and the church about the value of a person’s character. A popular view contends that it simply doesn’t matter who a person is. What we say or do in our personal life is of no consequence. All that matters is our...
Trusting in the Slow Work of God

Trusting in the Slow Work of God

Have you ever enjoyed waiting? Me neither. I think to myself, “I don’t have time for this. I have stuff to do!” My internal clock seems perpetually set to “hurry.” But I’ve noticed in more recent years that God doesn’t have that setting. God’s setting is far slower,...
Conversations in the Dark

Conversations in the Dark

I avoided it for years. Early in ministry, I began to take two-or-three-day retreats for prayer, journaling, and recalibrating my relationship with God. In the constant blur of local church ministry, they became a spiritual oasis that refreshed my soul. At the time,...