As a child my mom read me Pilgrim’s Progress. Now as a parent myself, I have rediscovered the value of that story. With the intensity of the spiritual battles I’ve encountered in the last two years, I have appreciated the part in John Bunyan’s sto...

Sometimes, it seems, we’re not asking the right questions. 

I was looking forward to the worship music concert and wasn’t disappointed. The band was flawless, the songs were uplifting, and the atmosphere electric. God’s presence was so powerful you could almost touch Him. And yet, something was wrong.

Culture shock. We talk about it, study it, and plan for it, yet it seems to take us by surprise when it actually happens. One difficult thing for me was getting used to how the people we serve worship the Lord during their church services. Many of...