Because of the huge cost of irrigation, a farmer really only needed the dry land to produce a good crop once every 10 years in order to get by. It struck me, both then and now, that there is a relatable point here for spiritual discipline.

I wonder what proportion of gospel preachers really preach the radical message of God’s grace, and how many feel the need to qualify it and augment it and protect it? When we preach grace, how do we over-qualify it?

It's easy for a church staff to fall into "silos," where each one does their work and steers clear of other staff members. We might even do a good job within that silo, but the church deserves better. Pastors and worship leaders need to communicate, often--and with encouragement.

Most people evaluate success from results. But my years in leadership have taught me a vital lesson: success isn’t only about results.

Charles H. Spurgeon's passion for his city can teach us a great deal about how to love our own well. Life is too short, hell is too real, and eternity is too long not to live with a relentless pursuit of God’s global mission.

No matter how you slice it, money is a sensitive subject. So, I hope this “simple” list about cultivating generosity is helpful, encouraging, easily accessible, and therefore worth the risk.

We live in a day of overload and overcommitment. Because of that, some now speak of the poverty of time: our inability to stop, to slow down, to process, reflect and sabbath.

I have observed that worship leaders, pastors, and church planters, live in a constant state of being either angry, depressed or delusional, perhaps because we are often handling angry people.