The Way Home: Derwin Gray on shepherding his church and ‘Finding True Happiness’
Derwin Gray joins me to talk about how he is shepherding his church through this difficult time, as well as his new book The Good Life: What Jesus Teaches about Finding True Happiness. He is the founding and lead Pastor of Transformation Church (TC) in Indian Land, South Carolina, just south of Charlotte, North Carolina. This episode […]
The Way Home: Scott James on the unknowns of COVID-19 and how we can pray
Scott James joins me for a bonus episode of The Way Home. On Tuesdays we will be releasing episodes focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. James is a pediatric infectious disease physician. He joins me to talk about COVID-19, the struggles of the unknown, and how we can pray for healthcare workers. Dr. James also serves […]
The Way Home: Vance Pitman on being free from the burden of religion
Does following Jesus feel impossible? Are you trying hard to be a good Christian while secretly feeling exhausted and overwhelmed? Vance Pitman joins me to talk about his first book Unburdened: Stop Living for Jesus So Jesus Can Live through You. Vance is the senior pastor at Hope Church Las Vegas. This episode of The Way […]
Some Personal News: A New Opportunity at NRB
Six and a half years ago I got an email that changed my life. It was from Phillip Bethancourt on behalf of Dr. Russell Moore, someone I greatly admired. I had read Dr. Moore’s books and articles and had had the opportunity to interview him for Christianity Today and was overjoyed that he would be the […]
The Way Home: Keith Getty on family and hymn sings during COVID-19
Keith Getty joins me for a bonus episode of The Way Home. On Tuesdays we will be releasing episodes focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. An impromptu St. Patricks’ hymn sing that the Gettys did from their home in Nashville garnered great engagement. They’ve since decided to be live on Facebook each Tuesday evenings at 7:15 […]
The Way Home: Sharon Dirckx on human identity and our minds
What does it mean to be human in regards to the connection between the body and the mind? Are we more than machines? Is free-will an illusion? Dr. Sharon Dirckx joins me to talk about this and more. Dr. Dirckx is an author, tutor, and apologist who speaks and writes widely on the problem of evil […]
Easter and COVID-19: 3 Reasons the Message Fits the Moment
When the calendar rolled around and your leadership team gathered to plan out 2020, undoubtedly you had big plans for Easter. You’d urge your people to canvass the neighborhood, inviting friends and relatives to join them on what is still, in many places, the one time of year to go to church. Easter is when […]
How Good Friday Helps Us Cope with the Pandemic
This year, thanks to the coronavirus, I will not be able to experience one of my favorite moments in the church calendar: Good Friday. I love Easter, with its bright colors and signs of spring, the celebration of a concept on which rests the entire Christian faith: resurrection. And yet sometimes we Christians rush too […]
The Way Home: James Merritt on why character matters in leadership
Dr. James Merritt joins me to talk about character, leadership, pastoring, and the Southern Baptist Convention. Dr. Merritt is pastor of Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, Ga. He is the host of broadcast ministry, Touching Lives. This episode of The Way Home is sponsored by our friends at The Good Book Company, publisher of Where is […]
The Way Home: Justin Lonas and Jerilyn Sanders on COVID-19 and the economy
Justin Lonas and Jerilyn Sanders join me for a bonus episode of The Way Home. On Tuesdays we will be releasing episodes focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week was with with Jared Wilson on pastoring and encouragement during COVID-19. Justin and Jerilyn help us think through COVID-19 and the economy. Jerilyn serves as the […]
Remembering the working poor in the time of Coronavirus
They have been the invisible people as I’ve moved around in my career: The people who have assembled and shipped my laptops, the factory workers who print, box, and ship my books, the Uber drivers who take me to meetings and speaking engagements, the flight attendants and baggage carriers who get me to my destinations, […]
The Way Home: Chap Bettis on ‘Parenting with Patience’
What is proper anger in regards to parenting? How do we handle it? Chap Bettis joins us to talk about patience and anger in parenting. Chap is offering The Way Home listeners free video training if they show proof of book purchase. Once you’ve purchased Parenting with Patience: Overcoming Anger in the Home, email Melanie and she will […]