Alan Baker highlights the importance of self-care for pastoral care providers to keep their personal buckets filled so that they are not emptied by burnout and compassion fatigue. He offers ways for church leaders and chaplains to enhance their practic…

I went into my second pastorate when I had just turned 29. When asked, I wouldn’t even tell people my age until I got into my 30’s…

“Am I my brother’s keeper?” With this casual question Cain shrugs off responsibility for the brother he’s killed (Gen. 4:8–9). He believed the answer to this rhetorical question was, “no” — the rest of the Scripture tries to convince us otherwise. It’s an important question for Christians in the West to consider because we talk like we side with […]

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1. State Level Contact your congressman/senator for available options. Petition your governor! Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed bill allowing clergy to refuse to officiate…

[The prophets are characterized as watchmen, watching constantly for the comfort, safety, and welfare of Gods people; and watching also to receive information from…