I recommended the following three books to church leaders in the May-June 2020 issue of Influence magazine. As always, if you… READ MORE
Craig Johnson’s fifteenth Walt Longmire novel, Land of Wolves, hit bookstores on September 17, 2019. I didn’t get around to… READ MORE
Life is complicated, so we need to learn to pray complicatedly. The Book of Psalms helps us do that because… READ MORE
Jay Y. Kim’s Analog Church had the misfortune of hitting bookstores at the precise moment American churches were rushing to… READ MORE
We make decisions every day. Most of them are small and inconsequential. Others are big and momentous. The crucial issue… READ MORE
At various times, I have experienced periods of intense spiritual growth. I have also participated in extended occasions in church… READ MORE
Popular thinking about artificial intelligence (AI) alternates between the utopian and dystopian. Will our future be like the 1999 film… READ MORE
In each issue of Influence magazine, I identify three leadership books that I recommend for pastors and other church leaders. Here… READ MORE
John Mark Comer lived many pastors’ dream. He led a growing congregation (adding 1,000 adherents annually for seven years running)… READ MORE
“All we have to do is decide what to do with the time given us.”
~Gandalf
Husband of one, father of three, and master in name only of two dogs. I play by Oxford Comma Rules. The opinions expressed on this blog are solely those of the author, not his employer.