I don’t know about you, but I am terrible at waiting. In this truly unique season, that fact has been made pretty clear, to me at least. Even though I stink at waiting, it is impossible to ignore the biblical principle of waiting. The Psalms alone are filled with verses that express waiting on the … [Read More...]
How Ecclesiastes Will Help Us Emerge from Quarantine
When are we coming out of this? The answer, I think, is gradually. It will be a gradual re-emergence into stores, restaurants, and public in general. And perhaps, for you, that … [Read More...]
Don’t Waste a Good Crisis
“Don't waste a good crisis.” That’s the line my executive pastor quoted a couple of years back when we were dealing with another hard situation in our church, and that’s one of … [Read More...]
4 Thoughts for Strategic Re-Opening for Young Adult Leaders
God has always leveraged crisis moments. Historically, God leveraged the Egyptian captivity to install a theocracy in the nation of Israel. God used the Babylonian exile to expedite Israel’s longing for the Messiah (and according to some historians, spark the synagogue worship system from which … [Read More...]
Losing Normal, Gaining Jesus
“Normal is a setting on your dishwasher.” The whole of my undergraduate psychology class raised a muffled chuckle. Our professor was replying to a question asked in all sincerity about a particular personality type. He wasn’t being snarky or cruel. In fact, his tone was just as serious as that … [Read More...]
What Young Adults Need to Know from Their Ministry Leaders Right Now
Life has felt like a rollercoaster since the beginning of March. Honestly, I still haven’t fully adjusted to all the changes happening. My emotions have been a mess, and my attitude has been flip-flopping between hopeful and apathetic. The word “disappointment” perfectly describes my life since … [Read More...]
To Plan or Not to Plan?
If you are anything like me, one of the biggest challenges for ministry leaders during this season is centered around planning for the fall. We want to do our best to minister to young adults, but we don’t know what the future realities, new regulations, and bank of resources will be by the time … [Read More...]
5 Reasons to Read Habakkuk Now
"Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told" (Habakkuk 1:5, ESV). Habakkuk prophesied in a time when things were going from bad to worse. The Assyrians, a cruel and ruthless empire, were on their way out and the … [Read More...]
4 Reasons Why Disappointment is an Opportunity for Discipleship
When you grow up in Texas, as I did, you were schooled up in the stories of the Alamo. It’s legendary—a small group of freedom fighters who took their stand against incredible odds in the small mission in San Antonio (of course, I only later found out that these “heroes” were not quite the … [Read More...]