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“No one wears shoes”: Encouraging lessons for pastors in a secularized culture

A woman prays with her hand turned upwards against a sunset. A circular sunburst appears around her hands, reminiscent of the pearl of great price Jesus speaks about in Matthew 13. © By ipopba/stock.adobe.com

Seek eternal treasure in the passionate pursuit of the pearl of great price

FILE - Stacie Wood and her husband, Andy Wood, stand for a portrait on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. Stacie Wood, the woman pastor at the center of the Southern Baptist Convention's decision to oust Saddleback Church, has said in February 2023, she will continue to serve as a ministry leader despite her longstanding ties to the nation's largest Protestant denomination. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

Should women hold ministry leadership positions?

Seven wooden figures are perched on a wooden seesaw, three on the left, three on the right, and one painted blue in the middle symbolizing conflict avoidant pastors and church leaders. © By Andrii Yalanskyi/stock.adobe.com

Why I tend to be conflict avoidant

Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Jason Kidd watches his players from the bench in the first half of an NBA game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Dallas, Texas, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Emil Lippe)

Pastoring is not a spectator sport

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How to face life’s hardest questions

A woman forms her hands to make a heart shape with a football stadium in the background. © By WavebreakMediaMicro/stock.adobe.com. Both Valentine's Day and the Super Bowl can remind us of God's love.

What do Valentine’s Day and the Super Bowl have in common?

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Are most pastors insecure? What it means to be a secure leader

A long road leads to a lone white church in Hellissandur, Iceland. © Blue Planet Studio/stock.adobe.com

How to choose a church—or leave one

Seven white paper airplanes form a circle, but a single red paper airplane chooses its own path, flying up and to the left. © By Memed ÖZASLAN/stock.adobe.com

Pastor, should you “change your life every decade”?

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“The greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus”

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Pastor, do you have the faith to be courageously obscure?

A man prays alone on a mountaintop against a purple-sky sunrise backdrop. © By ctvvelve/stock.adobe.com

The wrong way to resolve the tension between solitude and service

People gather near the Western Wall in Jerusalem at sunset with the Dome of the Rock in the background. © By rudi1976/stock.adobe.com

Providence in strange places

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Three cultural lies too many Christians still believe

A construction crew lowers a 3 in order to create 2023. © By BillionPhotos.com/stock.adobe.com

Is calling this year “2023” a bit presumptuous?

Crossed legs in festive Christmas socks rest atop a wooden table next to a coffee mug and in front of a Christmas tree and fireplace with a roaring fire. © By magdal3na/stock.adobe.com

The most unique gift: God’s comfort

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The day my father died

Water from a watering can is poured over a sprouting tomato seedling.

A passion for growth

Diners sit at umbrella-covered tables sit alongside the Riverwalk in San Antonio at night

Obedient to the last word, open to the next

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Three wise ways to see Christmas

In a black-and-white image, an open Bible sits on a lectern, a single light shining down on it.

Two prominent pastors return to ministry: What Matt Chandler and Johnny Hunt can teach us about the role of humility and the dangers of entitlement

A man prays with his hands clasped below his chin, his eyes shut.

The humbling reason Peter is my favorite apostle: A word of encouragement for preachers during Advent

A Santa Claus hat sits atop a gavel against a wooden rustic background

To judge or not to judge? To tolerate or not to tolerate?

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