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Understanding the Whole Good News of the Gospel
An Open Letter to my SBC Sisters and Brothers
Embracing Unity in the Age of Cancel Culture
Unfiltered: Authenticity in the Kingdom of God
Commemorating the Uncommon Humility of John Stott
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One Year Later: What Has the Church Learned?
Finding Courage to Build, Even During a Pandemic
Ten Characteristics of Biblical Justice
I (Still) Believe in the Church
After the Sigh: What Comes Next For Christian Political Witness?
Pastoring When Whiteness Prevails: A Conversation with Jemar Tisby
The Worlds our Words Create
Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Part 2
Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Part 1
Advent for “the Rest of Us”: Avoiding Exclusion, Welcoming Wonder
Loving Across the Divides
Crucial Conversations: Kingdom Ethics for our Post-Election Reality, Part Two
Crucial Conversations: Kingdom Ethics for our Post-Election Reality, Part One
Shaping Holy People, not Holy Persons
Four Principles to Foster Anti-Racism in Children at Every Stage
The Cost of Unity
The Post-COVID Church: Four Crucial Lessons from the ‘None-Zone’
A Moment or a Movement?
The Pure and Undefiled Job Description of the Christian
Three Relationships Every Church Needs…Especially Now
Free-ish: the Here-but-Not-Yet Reality of Racial Justice
Seven Ways to Make a Difference—Without Leaving Your Home
The Power of Holy Mischief in Times of Crisis
Embodying the Imagery of the Prophets
Keep the Churches Closed! (a Response to Rusty Reno)
The Potential of Faithful Presence During a Pandemic
An Alternative to Panic: A Faithful Response to Epidemics
The Limits of Experience
Ten Hopes and Prayers for the Next Ten Years
True Politics Through Subversive Worship
Five Reasons Why Neighborhoods Matter
Relevancy Isn’t Our Only Option
The Mission of Welcoming Our Global Neighbors
When “Go Home” Is Innocent No More
In Praise of the Church’s Substance over Style
From Mundane Ministry to the Presence of God
What the Church Can Learn from Macy’s
Radical Hospitality
Holding Faith and Doubt in Community
Becoming a Just Church
The Local Church is a Living Sign of Hope
Immigrants Under Attack: Five Ways the Church Can Respond
An Unexpected Story of Church Partnership
When to Loosen Our Tongues: How Testimonies Spark Revival
Your Church Might Be a 501c3 but Your 501c3 Might Not Always Be the Church
Four Practices to Help You (and Your Ministry) Break Free from “Slaveholder Religion”
These Women Played An Enormous Role in Shaping Christianity—Do You Know Their Names?
3 Ways We Must Reimagine Our Ecclesiology in a Post-Willow Creek World
Mothers are Drowning in Stress—Here are 6 Ways Your Church Can Help
3 Practices to Stay on Mission in a Fast-Gentrifying Landscape
5 Timely Conversations You Don’t Want to Miss at Awakenings
In the Aftermath of the United Methodist Vote, There Are No Winners
Read this Book If You Want to Minister Holistically in a Fractured World
