Articles

I’m grateful to work with some great editors and magazines. Below is a list of the articles I’ve written for various magazines. I update this page each month so please check back for the latest updates or subscribe to my free monthly email newsletter.

The Upper Room

I first learned about The Upper Room while shopping at Dollar General. It was displayed for sale next to several popular magazines. The Upper Room is a devotional magazine published every other month. It is translated into more than 35 different languages. Circulation estimates are 1,000,000 copies distributed every other month around the world.

• “Building Strength” (July-August 2022, August 13th on page 54) as well as blog post.
• “Remaining Open” (May-June 2022, May 22nd) as well as the “More from the Author” blog post.
• “Beginning to Heal” (March-April 2022, March 18th on page 25) as well as the “More from the Author” blog post.

• “Praise Him!” (July 2024, p. 13)
• “God’s Creative Solutions” (July 2024, p. 3)
• “The Field Is Ready Now” (June 2024, p. 9)
• “A Savior for Everyone” (May 2024, p. 1, 3)
• “The Exclamation Point” (April 2024, 8)
• “Be Regenerated” (March 2024, p. 3)
• “Meeting a Need” (February 2024, p. 6)
• “Our Exit Exam” (December 2023, p. 8)
• “The Battle Within” (November 2023, p. 9)
• “The Principles of Giving” (October 2023, p. 9)
• “Growth Through Sorrow” (September 2023, p. 3)
• “Partner Prerequisites” (August 2023, p. 6)
• “Gospel Change” (July 2023)
• “Ministry in and through Affliction” (June 2023, p. 1)
• “The Smell Christian” (May 2023)
• “Forgiveness Is Hard, But Necessary” (March 2023, p. 3)
• “The Buck Stops with God” (February 2023, page 6)
• “God Will Give Us Plenty of Opportunities” (January 2023, page 5)
• “Striving in Ministry” (December 2022, p. 6)
• “The Resurrection Remodel” (November 2022, page 6)
• “Our Secret Sauce” (October 2022, page 6)
• “Learning and Using Your Gift” (September 2022, page 6)
• “Accommodating Others Shows Love” (August 2022, page 1)
• “Enduring Temptation” (July 2022, page 2)
• “Stretching and Connecting with Others” (June 2022, page 8)
• “Love For Others Guides Our Actions” (May 2022, page 6)
• “Change Shows Change” (April 2022, page 4)
• “Keeping God’s Temple Clean” (March 2022, page 5)
• “Imperfect People Following a Perfect God” (February 2022, page 5)
• “Free and Guaranteed” (January 2022, page 4)
• “Ready for Anything” (December 2021, page 8)
• “Strength for Contentment” (November 2021, page 7)
• “How to Focus on Jesus” (October 2021, page 1)
• “The Linchpin of Christianity” (September 2021, page 8)
• “Why We Need Each Other” (August 2021, page 9)
• “Why the New Covenant Is Better than the Old Covenant ” (July 2021, page 7)
• “The Forever Intercessor” (June 2021, page 7)
• “He Accepts Us Because He Knows Us” (May 2021, page 7)
• “God’s Word Always Knows” (April 2021, page 2)
• “No To-Do List” (March 2021, page 7)
• “Jesus Helps Us” (February 2021, page 5)
• “There’s No One Better” (January 2021, page 7)
• “We Need to Weep” (December 2020, page 8)
• “God’s Transformation” (November 2020, page 6)
• “God’s Security” (October 2020, page 5)
• “God Works Out our Circumstances for Good” (September 2020, page 4)
• “God Helps Even When We Don’t Know We Need It” (August 2020, page 4)
• “We Depend Completely on Christ” (July 2020, page 8)
• “Yummy, Yummy” (June 2020, page 2)
• “We Don’t Get What We Deserve” (May 2020, page 7)

The Secret Place

As a quarterly devotional from Judson Press, The Secret Place features short devotionals based on Scripture. Distribution is 250,000.

• “Why the New Is Better” (spring 2025, p. 21)
• “A New Ministry” (Winter, 2024-2025, p. 32)
• “Jesus Helps Us” (Fall 2024, p. 28)
• “Serving Requires Sacrifice” (Winter 2023, p. 26)
• “Past Experience for Future Ministry” (Summer 2023, p. 38)
• “Use Makes It Last” (Spring 2023)
• “Work in Progress” (Winter 2022-2023, p. 45)
• “The Life of a Tree” (Fall 2022, p. 32)
• “Fuel for Fire” (Summer, 2022)
• “God Knows What We Need” (Spring 2022)
• “Glossy or Matte” (Winter 2021)
• “Working on Your Short Game (Fall 2021)
• “The Gap in the Floor” (Summer, 2021, p. 19)

New Identity Magazine

Based in northern California, this quarterly magazine is designed for new and growing Christians. It has the best design and layout among all the magazines I’ve listed.

• “Crucial Steps to Following Jesus: Distinction with Intention” (fall 2022, pages 10-19)
• “Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People: Committed Solutions for Complicated Problems” (spring, 2022, issue 46, pages 24-33)
• “In Step with the Spirit” (winter, 2021, page 10)
• “The Music Christians Make” (summer 2021, page 10)
• “Cultivating Good Character: What Two Old Testament Characters Teach Us About Character” (spring 2021)
• “God, what do you want me to do with my life? Three things every Christian can do to discover and follow God’s will” (fall 2020, page 22)
• “How Anyone Can Study the Bible: A Simple Process to Get to Know God Better” (summer 2020, page 16)
• “What is a study Bible and why you should have one: Answering questions and learning to ask new ones” (spring 2020)

Pacific Magazine

The quarterly magazine of Fresno Pacific University. I enjoy working with the editor and designers to feature great real-life stories from the students and alumni of Fresno Pacific University. Distribution is 22,000.

• “Finding the Key to Help Kids Learn Music” (fall 2024, pp. 24-25)
• “The Power of Mentorship” (fall 2024, p. 23)
• “A Faith Focused on Others” (spring 2024, p. 35)
• “Ruiz CEO Puts People First” (spring 2024, pp. 22-23)
• “A Pastor with a Community Impact” (fall 2023, pp. 22-23)
• “Making Something You Love a Career” (fall 2023, p. 21)
• “The Goodness of Grief” (spring 2023, p. 21)
• “Offering Something She Never Received” (spring 2023, pp. 22-23)
• “Finding Her Voice in God” (fall 2022, page 21)
• “The Community She Needed” (spring 2022, page 21)
• “Starting Spiritual Conversations” (fall 2021, page 26)
• “Gaining the Confidence to Speak Out for Christ” (spring 2021, page 22)
• “A Passion to Help” (fall 2020, page page 23)
• “Keeping the Arts Aflame Locally“ (fall 2020, page 13)

The Lutheran Digest

One thing I love about writing is reaching different people in different denominations. This is an example of that! I am not a Lutheran pastor but am grateful to share my writing with people in the Lutheran denomination as part of this quarterly magazine.

• “God’s Creative Solutions” (winter 2024, vol. 3, pp. 57-58)
• “Why We Need Each Other” (summer 2024, pp. 53-54)
• “Free and Guaranteed” (summer 2023)
• “God’s Word Always Knows” (summer, 2022, pages 30-31)
• “God’s Fruit” (fall 2021, page 30)
• “The Music of Ministry” (summer 2021)
• “Making Peace through Grace” (fall 2020)

Word and Deed

Word and Deed is the journal of theology and ministry of the Salvation Army. I’m grateful to share my sermons with Word and Deed and they periodically publish them in their journal.

• “Wondering and Waiting: Habakkuk 1:1-4” (May 2024, pages 93-101)
• “Follow the Messiah” (November 2023, pages 75-83)

NET Results

I periodically provide practical real-life ministry articles for NET Results. NET Results was started in 1980 and provides “New Ideas for Church Growth.” Distribution is 1,350 readers.

• “Basic Dos and Don’ts to Be a More Welcoming Church” (May-June 2025, forthcoming)
• “The Passion Pastors Must Have for Purity” (March-April 2025, pp. 23-26)
• “The Manners in Ministry that Matter” (January-February 2025, pp. 23-28)
• “Five Free but Often Forgotten Marketing Tools for Churches (November-December 2024, pp. 42-44)
• “Giving God’s Money to God’s Work” (May-June 2024, pp. 17-19)
• “Bible Study Basics for Sermon Preparation” (March-April 2024, pp. 18-21)
• “Gospel First and Politics Second” (January-February 2024, pp. 17-18)
• “A Fresh Start for an Old Friend” (November-December 2023, pp. 23-27)
• “The Importance of a Church Membership Process” (November-December 2023, pp. 17-19)
• “Confronting a Lost Leader” (September-October 2023, pp. 18-21)
• “25 Tips for Facilitating a Small Group Discussion” (May-June 2023, pp. 20-25)
• “Tools of the Trade” (January-February 2023, pages 29-32)
• “Back to the Basics” (November-December 2022, pages 34-36)
• “Connecting with the 3 Unchurched Groups” (September-October, pages 29-31)
• “Welcoming Guests . . . Before You Even Speak” (July-August 2022, pages 24-25)
• “Three Simple Ways to Maintain an Online Ministry” (May-June 2022, pages 23-35)
• “Two Oft’ Forgotten Essentials of an Effective Mission Statement” (March-April 2022, pages 26-28)
• “Four Leadership Lessons from Abraham Lincoln” (November-December 2021, page 28)
• “Character IS Marketing” (September-October 2021, page 24)
• “Six Benefits of a Unified Budget” (July-August 2021, page 21)
• “Two Ways to Keep Volunteers Serving” (May-June 2021, pages 34-35)
• “Steps to Communicate with Your Volunteers” (March-April 2021, pages 30-33)
• “Three Ways to Make Sure Small Groups Are a Tool for Discipleship” (July-August 2020)
• “Four Keys that Unlock an Effective Staff During a Crisis” (May-June 2020)

Bible Advocate

With subscribers in 80 nations, Bible Advocate is one of the oldest religious magazines in American (founded in 1863). Bible Advocate reaches readers from a wide range of denominational and religious backgrounds. I love the title of this magazine! Distribution is 13,500.

• “Pointing to the Light”
• “Time To Be Born Again”
• “The Exclamation Point of John’s Gospel” (September-October 2024, p. 16)
• “Freedom!” (September-October 2023, pp. 12-13)
• “Faithful Parent Power” (July-August 2021, page 14)
• “The Music of Ministry” (May-June 2020, page 7)

Moments For You

The Moments For You magazine is a free quarterly magazine you can sign up for here. It is published by the gospel tract publisher, Moments With The Book. Distribution is 75,000.

• “Picture of a Disciple” (spring 2021, page 8)

Highway News

As a ministry of TFC (Truckers for Christ) Global, Highway News, is distributed at truck stops around the country free to people in the transportation industry. Monthly print distribution is 20,000.

• “Learning and Using Your Spiritual Gift” (July 2023, page 18)
• “Free and Guaranteed” (February 2023, page 7)
• “God’s Word Always Knows” (July 2022, page 5)
• “Walking in Heaven While Driving on Earth” (April 2022, page 15)

Blue Ridge Christian News

This is a fantastic monthly magazine. It’s full of encouraging articles and Christian news with a variety of writers. Monthly distribution is 16,000 print and 3,000 electronic.

• “Consequences for Christians” (December 2025)
• “How Behavior Validates Belief” (November 2025)
• “Stone Throwing Lessons” (October 2025)
• “The Strong Grip of Jesus” (September 2025)
• “A Defining Miracle” (August 2025)
• “God’s Creative Solutions” (July 2025)
• “The Harvest from the Gospel” (June 2025)
• “A Savior for Everyone” (May 2025)
• “The Exclamation Point of John’s Gospel” (April 2025)
• “Time To Be Born Again” (March 2025)
• “Meeting a Need” (February 2025)
• “Pointing to the Light” (January 2025)
• “The Test” (December 2024)
• “The Battle Within” (November 2024)
• “The Trust of Giving” (October 2024)
• “Growing Through Sorrow” (September 2024, p. 17)
• “Partner Prerequisites” (August 2024, p. 20)
• “An Ambassador for Christ” (July 2024, p. 39)
• “Gospel Change” (June 2024, p. 8)
• “The Smell of a Christian” (May 2024, p. 8)
• “The Ministry of Affliction” (April 2024, p. 11)
• “The Necessity of Forgiveness” (March 2024, p. 20)
• “The Buck Stops with God” (February 2024, p. 19)
• “Suffering for Others” (January 2024, p. 19)
• “Striving in Ministry” (December 2023, p. 5)
• “The Resurrection Remodel” (November 2023, p. 16)
• “The Christian’s Secret Sauce” (October 2023, p. 18)
• “Learning and Using Your Gift” (September 2023, p. 18)
• “Accommodating Others Shows Love” (August 2023, p. 18)
• “Enduring Temptation” (July 2023, page 25)
• “Stretching and Connecting with Others” (June 2023, p. 18)
• “Love for Others Guides Our Actions” (May 2023)
• “Keeping God’s Temple Clean” (March 2023, p. 7)
• “Imperfect People Following a Perfect God” (February 2023, page 11)
• “Free and Guaranteed” (January 2023)
• “Ready for Anything” (December 2022, page 25)
• “Strength for Contentment” (November 2022, p. 16)
• “How to Focus on Jesus” (October 2022, p. 13)
• “The Linchpin of Christianity” (September 2022, p. 25)
• “Why We Need Each Other” (August 2022, p. 17)
• “Why the New Covenant Is Better Than the Old” (July 2022, p. 28)
• “The Forever Intercessor” (June 2022, p. 29)
• “He Accepts Us Because He Knows Us” (May 2022, p. 21)
• “God’s Word Always Knows” (April 2022, p. 11)
• “No To-Do List” (March 2022, p. 7)
• “Jesus Helps Us” (February 2022)
• “There’s No One Better” (January 2022, p. 24)
• “Giving Forgiveness at Christmas” (December 2021, p. 37)
• “How to Get Through Suffering” (November 2021, p. 26)
• “We Need to Weep” (October 2021, p. 37)
• “God’s Transformation” (September 2021, p. 16)
• “God’s Security” (August 2021, p. 6)
• “God Works for Good” (July 2021, p. 11)
• “God’s Help” (June 2021, p. 18)
• “God’s Provision” (May 2021)
• “God’s Fruit” (April 2021, p. 11)
• “God’s Justice” (March 2021, p. 24)
• “God’s Picture” (February 2021, page 15, the link takes a long time to load)

Today’s Pastor

As a free magazine sent to pastors twice a year, Today’s Pastor provides practical solution articles and encouragement to pastors. Distribution is 6,000.

• “‘Letting Go’ Restores Joy to Ministry” (spring 2021, page 17)

Warner Press “Reflections” Bulletin Series

Each week Warner Press sends out thousands of bulletins to local churches that use them for their church services. Each week a new devotional is printed for congregants to enjoy. Below are my devotions that Warner Press has selected for their Reflections bulletin series.

• “Help When We Don’t Know How to Ask” (2023)
• “Grace and Truth” (2023)
• “Come Back to God” (2023)
• “Recycled for God” (2023)
• “Fresh Growth” (2023)
• “Eager to Meet with God” (2023)