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article | October 8, 2018

Leaders in the church aren’t exempt from sin. No one is. We don’t expect perfect people to lead our congregations, direct ministries, create resources, and speak into the culture. But we do expect them to uphold the Bible’s authority. We do want …

article | January 21, 2013

In response to our posts on love and romance, many of you have written to us to tell us that you've messed up in the area of purity. When it comes to being physically and emotionally pure, clearly many of you feel …

article | August 19, 2014

When a Christian leader you'd looked up to and learned from messes up royally (and unfortunately it's not a matter of if but when you'll experience this), I know what you'll want to do. You'll want to block them on Facebook and …

article | December 19, 2011

I was sitting in seventh-grade home-economics class the first time I felt the full weight of the impact of bullying. Our teacher announced that one of my classmates, Joey, had taken his own life after enduring months of ridicule and rejection. He …

article | September 30, 2019

It happens often as leaders. Someone sits across the table from us, tears puddling in their eyes as they stammer out a heartfelt confession of sin. Because we are broken people traversing a broken planet, there is no shortage of sin. Sin …

article | January 8, 2018

Soon after my mother’s death, I found Hebrews 12:1–2 written on a sticky note in the front of her Bible. I call it her “sticky note legacy.” It was the Bible my dad gave her in the midst of her battle with …

article | July 4, 2016

Join us as we take a hard look at how we schedule our time with our Summer Book Club pick, Crazy Busy. This week we peek at Chapter 5, “Mission Creep.” Check out the vlog below. Go on! Grab a piece of …

article | October 7, 2009

One of the most beloved hymns of the church reflects was penned in 1874 by a single woman named Frances Ridley Havergal. Written as a prayer, each line focuses on one dimension of what it means to be fully consecrated to Christ. …

article | June 16, 2010

A LYWB reader recently asked a great question. “Okay I kinda have a controversial question. Is it okay for Christians to drink alcohol as long as they don’t get drunk? Are there any verses that condemn drinking? I know there are some …

article | March 9, 2011

Last month we focused our posts on love and romance. Many of you wrote to us to tell us that you've messed up in the area of purity. When it comes to being physically and emotionally pure, clearly many of you feel …