There are moments in life when faith feels fragile, distant, or even nonexistent. These moments often come unannounced—a phone call that...

What an Exciting Time to Be the Church! Jesus didn’t give us a mission to keep us busy or make us comfortable. He gave us a calling to...

Exploring how prioritizing personal comfort can hinder the collective mission of the church. This comfort-seeking tendency can be...

Let’s start with “yes!” In our pursuit of spiritual growth, we often encounter questions and challenges that require deep reflection and...

Maybe it’s been a minute since you thought about church growth. There are many theories about what happens when a church who began as...

This fall, we are exploring one of the Christian classic texts, Dietrich Bonhoeffer's "Life Together.” Someone might ask why we are...

Please join me as we pray for God’s anointing and vision for Willerup Church as we approach the Wisconsin Annual Conference vote, June 9,...

What’s going on here? While we prepared to celebrate the life of Bernadine Christianson on Friday, a twenty-eight year old guy was...

There are few topics more important than the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. In his high profile Case for Christ* series, Lee...

Four Keys to Spiritual Vitality Do you ever wonder why some people or even churches have spiritual vitality and others do not? What would...

There are 300 Biblical references about the Messiah. Gabriel, Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth, Zechariah, angels, shepherds, Simeon and Anna are...

Skepticism is the trendy way culture evaluates everything these days. Healthy skepticism is good. It stops us from clicking on an email...

You are alive during one of the most challenging epochs of modern history. Dramatic clashes of authority can be seen everywhere. Just...

Have you ever left Easter worship service totally uplifted and convinced Jesus really did rise from the dead and that resurrection power...

Spiritual Practice as the Way to Navigate Difficult Times Jesus introduced his followers to a whole new way of living that was applicable...

“I only want to do what I want to do.” It’s a familiar phrase. It’s also part of our human nature to want what we want. Our heart wants...

Our conversation was about normal stuff--nothing out of the ordinary. So, I didn't expect what happened next. I nonchalantly mentioned...

It's pretty easy these days to dodge answering questions with honest answers. But, when someone whom you know well or knows you well...

Religious people are generally happier, live longer and have better marriages.* Facts, not popular opinions shared over and over again,...

Our natural tendency is to want more. Gratitude can stop that insatiable desire right in its tracks. We can learn to interrupt our...