"Moses said, 'Please show me your glory.'" (Exodus 33:18) For the past six years, I have had the privilege of serving on staff at The Door Church. During that time, I’ve had many roles, but none has brought me more joy than serving as Student Minister. These years have been filled with opportunities to lead, serve, learn, and grow. Looking back, one lesson stands above the rest: the best way to lead is to behold. A quote I encountered a few years ago has stayed with me and sh

“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”(Matthew 6:21 ESV). Jesus delivers this precious gem of wisdom in the middle of His famous Sermon on the Mount. If you blow by this small line, you can miss how profound it really is, and you could miss its very practical implications. Simply put, we all chase after the thing we value most. We all talk about the thing we treasure most. How do you know what your treasure is? Do a motive check. Take an inventory of your th

I'll be honest with you, the hardest part of sabbatical isn't leaving. It's what the leaving forces you to confront. When you stop, you find out real fast what you are trusting in. Fifteen years ago, Marci and I stepped out to plant The Door with nothing but a dream the Lord put in our hearts and a promise we kept coming back to: "I will build my church." (Matthew 16:18) We didn't have much. But we had that. And God has been faithful. More faithful than I had the faith to ima