As Christians, in our disagreeing we must never dismiss or de-humanize another or we become ungodly. The trashing, demeaning, humiliating and labeling of others is horrifying and grieves the heart of our God.

This book is a must read for all pastors, church staff teams, elder boards and those who are concerned about healthy leadership. Grateful for Mike Kruger writing such a bold book for such a needed time as this. a.co/d/gYaN1YF

“The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.” Proverbs 18:17 ESV

We get good at what we practice. The more we practice something, the more we’re able to do it without conscious thinking. We can do it while thinking of other things. That works great for tying shoes. It’s terrifying when it comes to deceiving ourselves and others.

It is clear that we hate the exposure of sin and will deny, justify, and blame in order to escape responsibility. The Scripture is also clear that sin is the worst thing in the world—not exposure, not getting caught, not the loss of all things.

Repentance is not seen in tears; it is not seen in words; it is not seen in emotion. Repentance is long, slow, consistent change over an extended period of time because it is from the heart outward. Heart change is supernatural work.

There is no hurt like church hurt. But church is also where many of my wounds have been healed. Churches have incredible power both to damage and to bless. O, for more churches that are places of refuge for the broken and disillusioned! Want to give my life to furthering that.

A small church with sound doctrine is much healthier and on surer footing than a 10,000 member church with shallow doctrine. Effectiveness for the kingdom should never be gauged by the size of the church but by its faithfulness to the truth.

Allie Beth Stuckey Well said, Allie. It’s sad to see the insecurities driving many men to unbiblical, and simply unchristian, ideas about male leadership. We don’t need reactionary theology against the culture, we need biblical truth.

Never presume outward appearances tell the story of the heart.

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There seems to be a law in this broken world that every strength is tempered with some kind of a weakness. A pastor who is an especially powerful preacher may be an especially weak counselor; elders who are skilled and vociferous in defending the truth may fall short in grace

The approval of God in Christ is worth more than a trillion pats on the back and worth all the stabs in it too.

I have heard from 2 pastors today who were forced to resign without being given a clear reason. And the leaders bullying them to do so won’t let them share with the congregation they are being forced out. Wicked, cowardly behavior. Pray for these 2 pastors.

While some dudes’ ministries seem to be just running around, chopping off ears, others will keep shepherding folks to the healing power of Jesus.

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When we believe that measures such as membership growth and financial gain in a ministry are proof of likeness to God, we will then make decisions that silence unwelcome truths about fraud or abuse and tell ourselves the cover-up “preserves God’s honor.”

We must never assume that someone who is gifted verbally and has theological knowledge is spiritually wise and mature.  Sometimes that leader is power hungry and self-serving, working the system and the people in it to themselves.

All sorts of theology gets twisted during election season. Election season feels like open season on theology. People redefine what saves you, or how to prove you're a Christian, depending on how you vote, instead of what Christ has done for you. I've seen scare tactics that

I just keep coming back to this. Guys, by many definitions, I fit the bill of a trad-wife. I'm conservative Christian. I believe in male headship. I homeschooled for 14 years. I had 6 kids--2 of them birthed at home. My husband is a farmer. He works the land. He supports our