"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep," Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote in his famous poem-turned-carol. Ordained Minister Joe Wainer reminds us that Christ is alive and well in our hearts, and that we are His agents of goodwill and peace in a dying world.

King David spent many years in thoughtful prayer in order to become a godly leader. Ordained Minister Robert Guiller shares what we can learn from David’s prayer in Psalm 139, and how we can apply it to our own lives.

Ordained Minister Dusty Johnson shares how letting go of his preoccupation with the role he felt he should play as a pastor allowed God to use and work through him fully.

It isn’t the size of the church or the number of souls with which pastors are entrusted that matters, shares Ordained Minister Gideon Yuk. What matters is that we make disciples and multiply the talents God gives us.

Watching the Mars Curiosity rover taught Ordained Minister Daniel Prieto that moving from preparation to action involves moments of great risk, a truth that holds in ministry, as well.

Ordained Minister Andy Millar shares how our "treasure in jars of clay" is far more powerful than we are sometimes aware—we carry the very presence of God around with us, everywhere we go.

Sometimes our greatest witness comes not from our successes, but from how brightly we shine amid the storms of struggles, conflict or failure, shares Ordained Minister Richard Casteel.

The disciples weren’t inspired by what they would be doing or how they would be doing it, but by a clear understanding of why Jesus was there: to proclaim the Good News, shares Ordained Minister Ben Eige.

When we disciple others, we invite and embrace imperfect, broken people to a lifelong learning process. Ordained Minister Matt Messner invites us to the "unfinished business" of discipleship.

How often do you dwell on past failures when God is asking you to take a leap of faith in ministry? Ordained Minister Paul Harmon urges us to be obedient and "dream on."