When Pastors Leave and Lie About It
I was 15 and had just become a Christian. I had 8 weeks of Sunday gatherings under my belt and was still trying…
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Getting Ghosted by the Church and Why It Matters
A friend of mine was retelling his most recent dating experience. “Things were going pretty well. We had been on three dates, had…
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I Killed Eugene Peterson
I killed Eugene Peterson. You and me, we did it. With every hipster haircut and church growth conference and the Twelve Ways to…
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Pastors, Suicide and How We’re Getting It Wrong
To say I was heartbroken to hear about Inland Hills Church pastor Andrew Stoecklein taking his own life last weekend would be an…
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Why My Public Apology?
Last weekend I apologized to our church . . . publicly. It wasn’t dramatic or teary or reminiscent of a Jim and Tammy…
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