The Rewards We Miss

Erwin Lutzer speaks on the stages in the life of a marriage: the Dream; the Disappointment; the Discovery; and finally the Development. God's intention is that this is a time of mutual spiritual growth.

Me to We

In Me to We (Group), Alan Nelson argues the "pastor-centric paradigm" found in most churches does not equip church members to serve, resulting in churches that are neither biblical nor healthy.

The Socially Networked Church

A new study from The Barna Group explores social networking as well as how Americans use digital technology to get the products, services and content they desire. The research identifies the mainstream - as well as emerging - platforms and practices. Additionally, the Barna study also examines how the Christian community engages with such technologies, including the use of church podcasts.

Four Spiritual Lessons I Learned from Rafting

As the school year ends, we come to a time of graduations and summer vacation. I offer these life lessons that I learned while rafting on the Colorado rapids several summers ago. I had never rafted on white water before in my life. Neither had Mae or John Michael. On this river in Colorado we learned a lot.

Faith and Failure

There are many people in Scripture who have failed miserably and been restored and re-commissioned by God. Such people were assigned important tasks in the kingdom of God and achieved great things for God by His grace. It is important to consider the whole notion of 'faith and failure' from a Scriptural perspective and meet the people whose lives (including their mistakes and sins) are recorded for our instruction and edification.

Comeback Churches

In Comeback Churches (B&H), Ed Stetzer and Mike Dodson draw on the experiences of hundreds of churches to provide practical insights for church leaders to recapture a vision and a mission-based future for their congregations.