May 19, 2026
The Pastorals Reread: Why the Elder Qualifications Are a Motive Document
The Lists We Think We Know If you have spent any time in church leadership—serving on an elder board, sitting through an ordination interview…
The Pastor’s Heart
Christian Living & Relationships
May 12, 2026
Six Shadows and Five Steady Flames: Biblical Portraits of Failed and Faithful Motive
The Same Story, Told Eleven Times The previous articles in this series have established two things. First, God weighs the motives of leaders—He always…
May 5, 2026
The Motive of the Son: Jesus as the Archetype of Perfectly Motivated Leadership
The Only Motive That Ever Registered as Pure In the last article, we traced the biblical claim that God weighs the motives of leaders—from Hagar’s…
Apr 28, 2026
The God Who Weighs the Spirits: A Biblical Theology of Divine Motive-Examination
The Woman No One Was Looking For She was not a leader. She held no title, occupied no office, sat on no council. She was…
Apr 24, 2026
Before Character, Motive: Why the Leadership Conversation Needs a Deeper Starting Point
The Sleepless Question I work for a company called ProVia, and ProVia invests heavily in leadership training—from the top down, deliberately, and with…
Apr 15, 2026
In the Name of Jesus: Power for Healing and Witness
Have you ever stood in front of someone who was hurting and felt completely helpless? Maybe a friend was going through something painful and you…
Jan 28, 2026
When Love Transforms Everything: A Study in Reconciliation from Paul’s Letter to Philemon
The Letter Nobody Reads If I were to ask you to name the shortest book of the New Testament, many of you would probably struggle…