There is something in each of our lives that we are missing out on in our rush to get things done. In our great hustle to get ahead, there is someone or something we are underappreciating. There are present joys we are trading for ephemeral joys we are still pursuing….

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When senior year of college or grad school hits, you realize that you have very little room left to figure things out. You find yourself wishing you had a little more time with your friends and a little less uncertainty about the future. Senior year is a short bridge between…

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Most of us have the luxury of walking into church on a Sunday only thinking about getting our cup of coffee and a donut and catching up with our friends. But not all of us have this experience. Pastors, for instance, frequently walk into church on a lack of sleep…

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I used to think there was a right way to do every ministry. A right way to lead Bible Studies, a right way to evangelize, a right way to disciple, a right way to do missions, and a right way to preach. I learned a different model for practically each…

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Which of the things you spend your time on will last the longest? Maybe even after you are gone? Perhaps even into eternity? Asked another way, which of the things your time goes to matter the most to the kingdom of God? Have you stopped recently and considered how you…

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Sam has been attending his church for years. Recently, he has found himself outsourcing a lot of his growth to online preachers and podcasts. The more he has grown, the more he has struggled with the way things are done in his own church. He has a hard time with…

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Jaden was on his regular shift at work keeping busy. He was having a bad day and was daydreaming of being at home catching a break. Jaden’s supervisor interrupted him in the middle of all his tired thoughts and directed him to help out a customer. He obligingly walked over,…

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“Wait, you’re a Christian?!” This is a sobering and convicting question, especially if it comes from someone who has known you for some time. It implies that you’ve either been compartmentalizing your faith or living so counterintuitively to it that your belief comes as a genuine surprise. Are there any…

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After years of close friendship, a friend of mine mustered up the strength to have a deeply vulnerable moment with me and share something he had to hide from almost everyone in his life. His situation affected every facet of his life and kept him in constant apprehension. For the…

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