I'm lonely! What do I do?
Dear Mentor, I feel like when I started my graduate program, I left all my friends and free time behind. But now with coronavirus, I...
The New Face of Medical Missions
The missionary physicians of the 21st century will be Africans— and US missions agencies couldn’t be happier. As the rainy season nears...
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Is Not a Ministry Guide
The infamous pyramid was never an accurate description of how people act, let alone a guide to discipleship. You may have been told once...
Pastors and the Psychology of Scarcity
During an Exponential East workshop by Thrivent Financial on Money, Stress, and Ministry, a pastor arrived several minutes early, sat...
A Survey Can Make You Less Moral
What behavioral economics has to do with scary statistics. Surely by the time Elijah wandered off into the desert to die, he would have...
The Sabbath Swimming Lesson
When unemployment threatens to sink us, God keeps our heads above water. When I was a swimming instructor, I spent a lot of time trying...
Who Owns Your Christmas Carols?
No, Kim Hill didn't write 'O Holy Night.' But she holds a copyright for it. You can "Go Tell It on the Mountain" 149 different ways this...
Who Do You Think You Are?
The global church needs to ground youth in their true, deepest identity. About a year ago, Kenya exploded in post-election riots that...