I’m an introvert. Like, naturally a crazy introvert. Like, buying-a-cabin-in-the-woods-and-getting-away-from-people, hermit-type introvert. I tell my congregation this, and they argue with me. “No, you’re not, Pastor. You are so friendly, and you talk to so many of us.” Yet it has not always been that way. I remember my supervising pastor during seminary writing in my report that I really did not talk to people—and that I needed to talk to people. Two things changed for me: I married an...

“Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which was given me by the working of his power” (Ephesians 3:7 ESV). I remember it like it was yesterday—driving a U-Haul from St. Louis to Albany, New York, with my wife after Seminary. I remember walking into my office for the first time and feeling overall joy and excitement. If there were any negative emotions that were part of that day—or walking into worship, meetings, Bible studies, or any other part of...

We fail to share Jesus because we don’t try. We don’t try because it feels complicated. And it feels complicated because sometimes it is—but it doesn’t have to be. What if it was simpler than you think? I want to help you. The Bible can be somewhat confusing on how to share our faith. For instance, take these two verses: 1 Peter 3:15 says: “Always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.” Matthew...