Life

Why I Read Chris Brauns

I love a guy who can come up with two posts like these in the same week. Post one: Once when we were first married, I threw a racquet ball at Jamie. I

Final Sabbatical Report

I just wrote my final report on my sabbatical for my church. It’s probably the last time I’ll be writing about sabbaticals in quite a while. Here’s what I said.

A Few Good Men

Most pastors don’t finish well. I don’t know what the exact number is, but I’ve heard estimates similar to what Robert Clinton writes of Biblical leaders: There are around 800

Pastors: Can You Relate?

I love writing for Christian Week. If you don’t subscribe, you’re missing out. My last column was on pastoral burnout. Jeff Lowell came up with a great cartoon to go with

Honoring Haddon Robinson

Last week I attended the National Preaching Conference at Gordon-Conwell near Boston. The conference was held to honor Haddon Robinson. I’m pretty much conferenced out these days, but I wanted to