Fire In My Bones

I’m unapologetically a charismatic Christian, and I believe all the gifts of the Holy Spirit are available to us today.…

Comedian Bill Cosby wasn’t laughing yesterday when he was led out of a Pennsylvania courtroom in handcuffs. He was sentenced…

Here’s a trivia question: Which building project took the longest to complete? 1) The construction of the Pentagon, 2) the…

Last month, a successful young pastor, Andrew Stoecklein, ended his life at age 30 after suffering from months of depression.…

In Iringa, Tanzania, where I spent this past week, most women have never heard of the #MeToo movement. Many women…

A few years ago, I heard a preacher tell a roomful of ministers that they couldn’t work miracles or exercise…

Those of us who care deeply about the health of the global church have been in mourning the past few…

My friend Charles wanted a mentor. He was eager to learn the ropes of ministry, so he asked an older…

When I was in my 20s, I was praying about whether I should enroll in graduate school. Then one morning…

It doesn’t bother me anymore when I hear a phone ringing during a church service. Welcome to life in the…

All my life I’ve heard people make up excuses for missing church. Long before funny memes were invented for social…

The church today is a lonely place. People are starving for relationships. Some have walked through painful church splits, others…