Articles

I’ve written about 50 articles for Preaching Today, Leadership Journal, and CT Pastors. Below are a few of my favorites. If you’d like to browse all my articles at their website, click the button below.

Foundational Words

We work as subcontractors, you might say, at a construction site. Maybe that would be clearer if someone stretched a chain-link fence around the church ...
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The Oof of It

Picture a dad stretched out on the living room floor right after dinner, eyes closed, hands behind his head, just relaxing. Then out of nowhere, ...
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Mercy Me

Some hurts can be forgotten but others cannot and should not be stuffed down. Wounds fester and lead to grudges, a besetting sin of pastors. ...
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A Kingdom Paradox

It’s still hard for the Lord’s disciples, us included, to grasp that only those who come to Jesus with their spiritual pockets turned out have ...
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The Right Accent

I’ve wondered if I might have made the preaching big leagues if I’d just had an accent. British, say, or better yet, Scottish. We all ...
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Prodigies

In writing to Christians facing “trials of many kinds,” James explains God’s generous offer to supply wisdom upon request, enabling us to persevere till we ...
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