C. Ryan ChandlerNov 17, 20216 minGrace in ConflictHow do you receive criticism with grace? I've been working in a Baptist church for the past 15 years. I began this calling at 19 years...
C. Ryan ChandlerNov 12, 20214 minThoughts on the Mark Driscoll PodcastThis blog is late to the game. Nevertheless, I wanted to write something about it. I have been captivated by Christianity Today's new...
-Jul 3, 20208 minHow Can I Get Others to Listen to Me?Hands down, Scrubs is one of the greatest television shows of all time. The diversity of characters, the emotional appeal, and the music...
-Mar 27, 20204 minWhat Can I Expect from My Church and Pastor Right Now? A pastor friend called me the other day deeply hurt by a situation in his church. In a recent video addressing their response to the...
-Mar 26, 20203 minIs the Virus Scaring You? Death is a terrifying prospect. Imagine ceasing to exist. Imagine the horror of closing your eyes, the world slowly dimming into...
-Oct 23, 20198 minWhat Not to Do with Stranger Texts"Well, that certainly was eye-opening." I was hoping for something more, but that was the only response I received on the heels of my...
-Oct 12, 20195 minStranger TextsWhen my mom heard what I was preaching about she couldn't pay attention to the pastor in her church that morning. From 334 miles away,...
-Apr 23, 20194 minGetting a Horse to MoveGetting a horse to move is hard. I fancy myself a cowboy. I grew up, for a time, on a 100-acre ranch in South Texas. We had cattle and a...
-Oct 8, 20184 minThe Peace of Wild ThingsWhen despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be,...
-Feb 1, 20184 minWhat Are You Doing Here? Pt. 2And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” What was he doing there? Everyone knows the story by now. He was...