

Stop Listening to the Voice of Condemnation
I have a friend who is a gifted worship leader, a loving husband and an affectionate father. He’s funny, smart, passionate about his faith and wholeheartedly committed to his church. People who know him say he’s a model Christian. But underneath this joyful exterior...

How Do You Leave a Church That Becomes Toxic?
Two weeks ago, I shared several practical guidelines on how to leave a church gracefully. I wrote this because I hear so many stories about people storming out of churches because their feelings got hurt. But one astute reader didn’t appreciate my observations because...

God’s Holy Interruption Is Coming Soon
This past weekend I preached at The Roads Church, a charismatic congregation located in the tiny town of Norris City, Illinois. Located amid cornfields, the population is only 1,325, but almost that many people visit the church on weekends. They come from all over...

There’s a Right Way and a Wrong Way to Leave a Church
This pandemic season hasn’t been easy—but pastors have suffered in unique ways. Statistics show that between 20-30% of churchgoers stopped attending in 2020, and the bulk of those people have not returned. In many cases, they never said goodbye. Many of my best...

6 People You Should Never Allow in Leadership
For more than 2,000 years the church has survived wars, persecution, heresies, tyrants, charlatans, false prophets, swindlers and divisive rebels. Satan has attacked the church from outside and infiltrated it from within, yet Christianity is growing faster in some...

Who Is Behind Today’s Transgender Movement?
America’s culture war heated up after Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, signed the Parental Rights Law, which prohibits the teaching of gender identity or sexual orientation to kids from kindergarten to third grade. The bill had broad support from parents, who believe...

Should Lia Thomas Be the NCAA’s ‘Woman of the Year’?
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas dominated headlines this week when the NCAA released its nominations for “Woman of the Year” in sports on July 18. The trans community and political progressives cheered, while many Americans were outraged that a person who was...

Never Tolerate Witchcraft Disguised as Prophecy
A friend of mine recently told me that a good friend of hers started withdrawing from her, even though they were close and had done ministry together. When she finally asked this friend why she had pulled away, the woman admitted that a “prophet” in her church had...

Relax and Let the Holy Spirit Work in You
Here’s an honest confession: I struggle to rest in the Lord. Maybe I’m a bit compulsive, but I find it difficult to be still and know that God is working when I can’t see what He’s doing. When I need the Lord to do something in my life, I tend to “help Him” do it. But...

Abortion Restrictions Don’t ‘Force Religion’ on Women
After the Supreme Court ruled last week 6-3 that there is no constitutional right to abortion, pro-life supporters cheered while angry pro-choice activists took to the streets to denounce the decision. Abortion advocates carried placards and shouted slogans such as...

David Encouraged Himself in the Lord—You Can Do the Same
If you practice these habits of David, you’ll find the strength to fight every battle.
Why Has America Gone Crazy for Drag Queens?
Just when you thought 2022 couldn't get any weirder, California congresswoman Nancy Pelosi—the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives—went on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars two weeks ago and declared that drag queens are "what America is all...

Heading to the Mission Field This Summer? Don’t Act Like This!
Summer is here, and with the warmer weather comes the opportunity for many American Christians to go overseas on short-term mission trips. I suspect large numbers of believers will travel out of the country because COVID kept us so isolated during the past two...

This Pentecost, Welcome All of the Holy Spirit’s Gifts
A few years ago I was invited to speak at a conference in California. During one of my messages, the Lord showed me that a woman in the auditorium was struggling with infertility. When I made the announcement, a young woman in the back of the room burst into tears.I...

Why We Need to Stop Quenching the Spirit’s Fire!
The first Pentecost was an abrupt heavenly invasion. It wasn't planned in a staff meeting; it came "suddenly," according to Acts 2:2. The noise of wind was not on the program; neither were flames of holy fire.No one in that prayer meeting in the upper room in...

5 Ways Transgender Activists Are Deceiving Teens
If you are in crisis, please call 1-800-273-8255 or visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are not alone.In April 2015 Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner announced in a TV interview, "For all intents and purposes, I'm a woman." He explained that he had undergone gender...

What If Angry Activists Disrupt Your Church?
I'm not the kind of guy who sees Satan behind every bush. But it doesn't take much discernment to see who's manipulating events in our country these days. This was never more obvious than this past weekend, when outraged pro-abortion protesters set a pro-life...

Why America Should Stop Celebrating Abortion
Pro-abortion activists became enraged on May 3 when news of the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on abortion was leaked to the press. Democrats in the U.S. Senate quickly vowed to codify the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision as federal law. The president of Planned Parenthood...