There’s a familiar story—one that Jesus told—that imparts a lesson that is perhaps different than what many of us thought.

These days, many professing Christ-followers live lives unduly defined and irrationally controlled by fear. The consequences are catastrophic.

The people of God being carried into exile is a much more pertinent and relevant matter than we 21st century North Americans are prone to admit.

While Christianity is a personal relationship, it is not meant to be a private faith. We are to live it out in relation to others on the same journey. Here’s a window into one aspect of how that should look.

The invitation for weary, burdened people to take the yoke of Jesus is one that, on the surface, sounds illogical and counterintuitive. But when you dig in and understand what He’s saying, it makes total sense.

The essential challenge and calling of the Christian life is summed up in a statement the writer of Hebrews makes as he’s wrapping up his letter—one we can easily overlook and miss if we’re not careful.

While our relationship with Jesus is a personal thing, the Christian life is not meant to be a solo undertaking. Hebrews 3 paints a really compelling picture of that fact.

This year’s Global Leadership Summit again proved to be meaningful and insightful. Here are some of the memorable statements and noteworthy takeaways I came away with from this two-day event.

The way God is often pictured in the Old Testament is totally at odds with the Jesus we’re introduced to in the New Testament. How can we resolve this perplexing dilemma? Read on.

There’s a fair amount of unsettledness about what it means for the Bible to be inerrant and inspired. Here is my shot at explaining it in a way that both faithful to the integrity of the text and full of common sense.

One of the most neglected and overlooked books in the New Testament gives exceptionally helpful guidance as to qualities to be on the lookout for in people who can bring great harm to the cause of Christ.

There is a vast difference authentic biblical Christianity and a blemished and flawed version of it called Christian nationalism.

There’s a story in the New Testament that offers profound insight about an element of life these days that is particularly pertinent and often prevents us from following Jesus well.

A classic war movie has a poignant scene that’s been seized on by some as reflective of how we’re to live as Christ-followers. I’m convinced that, while perhaps well meaning, it leads us astray and can create a sense of bondage and guilt.

Guard dogs and guide dogs serve very valuable, but entirely different, purposes.  The implications for the church are devastating when people embrace the former when they should be committed to the latter.

As I’ve been thinking about the Christmas event the past few days, this dimension of what’s at the heart of it has been circling in my head.

One of the most overlooked and ignored passages in the Christmas narrative has a couple of impactful and insightful lessons to teach us.

While there is some sense of interrelatedness and connection between the concepts of forgiveness and reconciliation, they are not inextricably linked. And a poignant story from the Old Testament helps us understand.