Take Each Other's Side
In March 2021, Emily Hyland went to the elders of her church because she believed her pastor and boss was treating her u...
Humility
16 studies
Stinky Feet
In seminary, I took a preaching class that required us to give mini-sermons in front of our peers. I agonized over every...
I Just Couldn't See It
"For five months I've perceived you as being arrogant to me. So I've been praying for you every day and trying to start...
Unqualified Jesus
When I visited Honduras in 2017, I had an M.Div. degree, years of ministry experience, and a position with a global nonp...
A Beautiful Waste
When I graduated from Rhodes College, all of my friends were getting traditional jobs that came with salaries, benefits,...
Defending Your Faith Without A Philosophy Degree
After I came to faith, my family and friends often asked me difficult questions. The big discussions in my teenage years...
When Success Feels Like Losing
I watched my friend Nabeel Qureshi captivate a room for an hour, telling story after story. Afterwards, I saw the line o...
The Expert Who Knew Nothing
I have the degrees listed on my LinkedIn profile—the M.Div., the D.Min. I've led ministries at Ivy League universities a...
Do You Want To Look At Jesus?
When I arrived for a weekend retreat with thirty up-and-coming leaders, the jockeying for position started immediately....
He's Beneath Us
A Twitter friend won an award. I thought about posting "Congratulations!" but I was too jealous to celebrate. I thoug...
The Scoreboard
I researched how to make a web app go viral. One website recommended adding streaks with competitions, gamification, and...
Quintuple Honor
A new church initiative led a friend to quit his job, sell his belongings, and move overseas for missionary service. But...
Unpaid Labor
In 2012, Steven Furtick's book *Greater* debuted at an impressive #4 on the *New York Times* Advice Best Sellers List. B...
Sewage Smells
Every conversation at a national ministry conference in Washington, D.C. felt like it followed an unwritten script. "Hi,...
The Donkey Test
As I scrolled through social media, a government agency posted a video of soldiers in combat gear while Psalm 18:37 scro...
Victory
I gasped for air and charged around a curve on a dirt path deep in the woods. To my shock, my cross-country coach was th...
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