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On accountability, serving, church life, and following Jesus in the real world. Got a question you'd like me to write about? Ask it anonymously.
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June 8, 2026
Add-On Faith vs. All-In Faith
Some people want life with a side of Jesus. 1 Peter 2:13-17 shows what all-in faith looks like in the most public parts of life: citizenship, honor, and freedom.
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June 1, 2026 · Giving Account
Accountability Software Can Send a Report. It Can't Give Your Account.
Filters and monitoring apps can help men fighting pornography. Here is what they do well, what they can't do, and how to use them inside real biblical accountability.
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May 25, 2026 · Giving Account
Questions to Ask an Accountability Partner (and Five to Stop Asking)
The best accountability questions don't extract a confession. They receive one and go deeper. Twenty questions for men's groups, sorted by purpose, plus five to retire.
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May 17, 2026 · Giving Account
What Does the Bible Actually Say About Accountability?
Search the Bible for "hold each other accountable" and you won't find it. Here is what Scripture does say about accountability, and why the difference matters for Christian men.
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May 10, 2026 · Giving Account
Romans 14:12 and the Final Account
"Each of us will give an account of himself to God." What Romans 14:12 meant in its setting, and why the final account frees men from judging each other.
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May 2, 2026 · Second Fiddle
The Long Obedience: Why Pastors Who Sprint Burn Out
Pastor burnout often starts with a sprint. What the long obedience produces, how to handle failure without quitting, and why the best counsel is: stay.
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April 25, 2026 · Turn the Key
Funding Outreach on a Small Church Budget
How to fund church outreach on a small budget: start with almost nothing, build a track record, then grow five revenue streams so none dominates.
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April 19, 2026 · Full Service
How to Avoid Volunteer Burnout
Volunteer burnout in church often hits the most faithful people first. Four things that keep service sustainable, for volunteers and the leaders who lead them.
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April 10, 2026 · Under the Hood
Where the Road Leads: "I Am Making All Things New"
What happens after we die? Christianity's answer isn't clouds and harps. It's a world made new, and an open invitation to get there.
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April 8, 2026
Walking With God Between the Prayers
Praying without ceasing, made practical: fixed hours, arrow prayers, an evening examen, and a simple rule of life, from the early church to John Mark Comer.
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April 4, 2026 · Living the Lord's Prayer
You Don't Need a Title to Disciple Someone
How to disciple someone without being a pastor: the bar is intention, not size. Coffee, an open Bible, prayer by name, and honest questions.
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March 29, 2026 · Second Fiddle
Three Pillars of a Healthy Church from the Book of Titus
What makes a healthy church? Titus gives three pillars in three chapters: leadership, discipleship, and mission. Neglect one and the stool tips.
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March 20, 2026 · Turn the Key
Spend Three Months Listening Before You Launch
A simple community needs assessment for churches: three months of conversations with local leaders, one question, and no pitch.
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March 13, 2026 · Full Service
Paid in Full: Serving When Nobody Notices
What Jesus meant about serving in secret in Matthew 6, why "they have received their reward" is a receipt, and how to practice unseen service.
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March 6, 2026 · Under the Hood
You Don't Have to Be a Mechanic to Pass It On
How to serve others as a Christian when you don't think you have much to offer. Grace received turns into grace given, wrench or no wrench.
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February 27, 2026 · Living the Lord's Prayer
Church Membership: Privileges or Partnership?
Why become a church member when you can just attend? Biblical membership isn't about perks. It's a partnership that lets love bear weight.
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February 22, 2026 · Giving Account
After a Fall: The First Conversation
Confessing a relapse is often harder than the first confession. How to have the first conversation after a fall, and how brothers should receive it.
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February 13, 2026 · Second Fiddle
My Real Weekly Schedule as a Bi-Vocational Pastor
Not the ideal version. The real one. A bi-vocational pastor schedule after twenty-five years, what it makes possible, and the three things it protects.
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February 8, 2026 · Turn the Key
30 Outreach Ideas for Small Churches, and How to Pick One
Thirty outreach ideas for small churches, sorted by category, plus four filters and one final test to help you choose the right one for your congregation.
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January 31, 2026 · Full Service
Worship with a Wrench: When Work Becomes Worship
Is work as worship just a nice metaphor? Romans 12:1 says your ordinary, hands-on service is real worship, as real as anything on a Sunday morning.