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What They Hear When You Ask Them to Attend
Most people couldn’t wait for the summer. I had to brace myself for it. I’m a pastor of a small church in New York City. This means that while I naively…
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The Pastor's Struggle to Address Abortion
I finally emailed my church at 2:07AM on Saturday. No one pressured me into this, but I knew that if I remained silent, social media would pick up the…
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When I Don't Feel Forgiven
How to locate our grief and find grace.
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When Giants Fall
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Indian Voices in the Wilderness
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The Pastor's Struggle to Address Abortion
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The Pastor’s Struggle to Address Racism
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Leaders Who Suffer Alone
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Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and the Moral Philosophy of Jack Bauer
This article was originally published on my previous blog in October 2020. The 2016 election of President Donald Trump created significant…
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When Marriage is Divided by Ministry
Note: A different version of this article was originally published on TGC. Of all the things that confirmed the call to church planting, nothing…
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The Absurdity of Preaching
I couldn’t wait to preach. The passage had done its work in me, challenged my mind, burrowed into my heart, and awakened me to joy and repentance. It…
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Leaving the American Dream for the Good Life
I found the good life but it was not in the American dream. When I was two years old, my parents left the land they loved so that my sister and I could…
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Why the Church Struggles to be a Family
Of all the metaphors that God has used to describe his church, “the family of God” is the most challenging for me to accept. I’ve wanted to explore why…
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The Shame and Dignity of Pastoral Ministry
When ministry feels like the source and solution to our shame
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When Ministry is Not What You Envisioned
Reflections on our unmet expectations
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