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Stay In Your Lane
I am a chronic over-reacher. I don’t mean an overachiever. I mean an over-REACHER. The first time I heard the concept, “stay in your...
Andrea Griffith
3 days ago5 min read


Why Plant Churches?
I feel like I’ve entered a completely different world. It’s the world of church planting. I’ve been here before so I didn’t think this...
Andrea Griffith
Apr 73 min read

Name Calling New City Church
The privilege of choosing a name—whether for a newborn child or a soon to be born church—carries with it the power of identity, purpose,...
Trent Griffith
Apr 74 min read


If I Had Do-overs As A Parent
Trent and I are teaching on parenting next weekend. As we have put together what we want to say to parents, I can’t help but think of...
Andrea Griffith
Mar 285 min read


Shaping Children Like Arrows
With the arrival of my first grandchild, I'm experiencing flashbacks to the overwhelming sense of responsibility and naivety I felt when...
Trent Griffith
Mar 284 min read


Dear grandchild, You must be born again
Dear grandchild, For months I have prayed for you in anticipation of you being born. Today, upon your arrival, I started praying that...
Trent Griffith
Mar 223 min read


How I'm learning to cherish my solar-powered wife
A few years ago, Andrea and I were asked to speak on the first night of FamilyLife’s Love Like You Mean It Cruise. The ship had a huge...
Trent Griffith
Mar 135 min read


Let Me Be Clear
I decided to title my Substack channel “Let Me Be Clear” . Let me be clear why. Clarity has become my favorite word in the English...
Trent Griffith
Mar 53 min read


"For Christ's Sake!" - Mourning loss in a world of losers.
I wish Phillipians 1:29 was not in the Bible. “For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in...
Trent Griffith
Feb 274 min read


Gospel Wakefullness
I am pretty sure God wanted me to meet Jared Wilson . And last week I did. Several of Jared’s books are the most dog-eared and...
Trent Griffith
Feb 213 min read


"That's My Sermon": How I learned the power of welcome from the other side of the pulpit.
Andrea and I just returned from the 2025 FamilyLife Love Like You Mean It Cruise where we had the opportunity to lead a breakout session...
Trent Griffith
Feb 163 min read


Welcome Home Habits: Three Daily Greetings That Reconnect Us
We spent last Sunday worshipping at Redeemer Bible Church in Greenwood, Indiana with our friends Pastor Brock and Arica Graham. Brock...
Trent Griffith
Feb 63 min read


You're Welcome
Shortly after I walk over the welcome mat, I’m greeted with the words, “Welcome home”. I say, “Thanks”, to which I hear “You’re welcome.”...
Trent Griffith
Jan 293 min read


I Am Small
This week I saw a clip of a recent sermon by Louie Giglio in which he resurrected one of his most powerful illustrations. Around 2004...
Trent Griffith
Jan 234 min read


The Wizard of Oz vs. The Power of “As”
Wicked (onstage or on a screen), The Wizard of Oz (the 1900 book by L. Frank Baum or the 1939 film), or The Wiz. Whichever version you...
Trent Griffith
Jan 164 min read


Joe Rogan and Wesley Huff
Twenty four hours ago, I had never heard the names Wesley Huff or Billy Carson. And I had never listened to an episode of The Joe Rogan...
Trent Griffith
Jan 92 min read


When Perfect Isn't Possible: Finding Grace in the New Year
Stepping into a New Year, I find myself caught in a familiar trap: perfectionism paralysis. Like many recovering perfectionists, every...
Trent Griffith
Jan 33 min read


5 Pivots for Parents of Adult Kids
Learning to be a parent of adult kids is proving to be one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to learn. As I write this, I’ve been...
Trent Griffith
Dec 27, 20245 min read


Dirty, Rotten Sinners
“You’re a dirty, rotten sinner.” It was one of the most often repeated statements from the pastor of the church I attended for thirteen...
Trent Griffith
Dec 19, 20244 min read


Getting That “I do” Was No Easy Task.
I asked my favorite A.I. bot, “What was the most significant thing that happened on December 17, 1994?” Apparently there is a debate...
Trent Griffith
Dec 13, 20244 min read


Thawing Demographic Winter
I just returned from Romania where I had the privilege of preaching and leading a marriage seminar for M28 Church in Bucharest. The name...
Trent Griffith
Dec 4, 20243 min read


Sexual activity vs. Sexual intimacy.
Talking about sexual intimacy in a room of 700 married couples is about as comfortable as walking through a battlefield full of...
Trent Griffith
Nov 20, 20242 min read


Modern romance goes fast. It just doesn’t go far.
This weekend, Andrea and I will lead a FamilyLife Weekend to Remember in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. As I prepare to address 500 couples,...
Trent Griffith
Nov 13, 20242 min read


When Christ Preaches the Sermon
I'm leading an online cohort this Fall with 14 pastors. We all love to preach and enjoy sharpening our preaching skills. Today we had a...
Trent Griffith
Nov 6, 20242 min read
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