Starting September 28, six pastors and leaders whose voices have shaped how we think about ministry will each lead a session built around one facet of pastoral life.

Christian victory does not come by the sword. It does not come by angry shouting or indiscriminate violence. Christian victory comes by the cross.

As the church, we remind each other of our need for grace, the countercultural act of love, and our sure hope in the gospel.

Something surfaced in dozens of conversations. It's become the reason for what's coming.

Let’s be people who invite others to see God — through Scripture, story, prayer, and beauty — until the eyes of our hearts are so accustomed to his light that we begin, slowly and surely, to see everything else by it.

When confronting the myriad political and social debates we constantly face, we must remember that the kingdom in which our primary citizenship lies is not of this world.

That God loves you personally becomes easier to believe once you know His love extends personally to the deniers and the chief of sinners. If He personally loved them, He can (and does) personally love you!   

In this excerpt of The Wisdom of Sleep, author Brett McCracken writes of how our rest, sleep, and Sabbath all point to Christ.

Yes, be faithful in what the Lord calls you to be faithful in. Then, leave the business of sufficiency and heart change to him.

Looking in the face of our Savior transforms us from fractured mirrors to whole, clean reflections. 

Building spiritual disciplines is not something that happens naturally, especially in low-structure seasons. It’s something we have to choose every day.

Tim Shorey, one of our staff writers, is journaling through his struggle with stage 4 cancer. In this entry, God is always doing more than we can perceive from the outside.