I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and ...
After years of working with broken people through different recovery venues such as divorce and various 12-step groups, Robin Gilbert Luftig founded Renew Minis...
I was feeling really down. Nothing life-threatening. Just a rough couple of days in a row, lots of frustrations and no progress. You know how it is.
I hadn’t g...
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus,
To Timothy, my beloved child:
Grace, mer...
As a pastor, I have the flexibility of working from home, and having a couple small children who are not yet school-aged, as well as a couple in school, my wife...
Even when things go wrong, God can make them go right!
No matter how much I prepare, some Sundays are just “dumpster fires”–total catastrophes. I remember one ...
Typically, my posts lean towards the theological or philosophical, but this one has been in the making for quite some time – all my life in fact– and is of a mo...
When our oldest daughter was little and the adjacent room where she played grew silent, I would call out—“Becca, what are you doing?”
“I’m being very careful...
Do Buildings Make Churches?
One of the first things people in the United States think of when they hear the word “church” is a church building. In fact, it's c...
…and there's a good reason why!
A few years ago, I learned the fine art of using the bathroom while holding a baby. I really think they ought to hand out dip...
Does God care about the little things in our life?
Just the other day we received a letter from an old family friend who shared this story: Some time ago, he...
Being a leader is challenging for me. It’s tough because, before I was a lead pastor, I worked for some pastors who were pretty bad leaders. And I don’t want to...
