The Praying Leader: Desperate Prayers

The Praying Leader: Desperate Prayers

I hadn’t slept much in the previous 24 hours. Our first baby, a son, was born just after midnight. We had gotten settled in our room and Jon was in the nursery. I was just too excited to sleep. At about 6 a.m., I took a stroll down to the nursery to gaze upon my...
Prayer – Power, Position, Perception, Plenty

Prayer – Power, Position, Perception, Plenty

This past weekend I was able to be a part of what is, so far, the most amazing of my Christian experiences other than personally becoming a Christ-follower.  You see, I am a church planter.  I now pastor a church I planted five years ago that has as its primary DNA to...
Unbroken Chains

Unbroken Chains

Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has received a lot of publicity of late for his comments about being a gay man in a Christian context. Though he is clearly on the other side of any struggles he may have had, the residue of past anguish about the conflict between...