The Law of Unintended Consequences
What is that thing that, in your effort to protect it, you might actually put it at risk?
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Which Word is True?
Which words do you believe? The entire key to a believer's growth is choosing to believe God. It is a resolve of heart and mind to trust his word over every other word, and…
Redeem the Time
“. . . redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:16 Ask God how you might, there and then, redeem TIME, And then just do it
You Have Not Because You Ask Not…
And I wonder if you're like me. Why not humble yourself, and ask for help?
Intersecting Eternity
The joy I get in pastoral ministry: a word or deed here has the power to touch the inmost parts of a person’s heart, extend to the ends of the earth, and last forever.
Broken Down
Whatever the causes, many and varied, that lead to broken down lives, God has one solution: his church and his people. When we live in Christ-like compassion, God names us and makes us Repairers…
The Remedy for Chaos
I've felt overwhelmed a few times this past while - caught in the too little, too late, too many, too much syndrome.
What Make the Wise, Wise?
Most real wisdom, the deep stuff, is formed in a crucible. Are you in a crucible? Are you going through something right now that threatens to embitter you?
Just Say the Word
And then this pagan, this man of the world, comes to him and simply says, “Just say the word”. That’s all it will take. That alone, he believed, would raise the dead, heal the…
Leading in a Storm
How do you lead a business or family or church in times of hardship, conflict and crisis, so that everyone comes out the other side stronger, wiser, better?
Where Grace Abounds?
If a recently released Christian prisoner came to your church, would he feel welcome? Would you welcome him?
The Kingdom of God is Like…
I spoke at a conference a while ago. Two events had a deep impact on
Full of Days
By Mark Buchanan ___________________________________________________ I turned 48 this week. I’m now older than my in-laws