Author: Paul Santhouse

I am a follower of Jesus Christ. I’m also a husband, father, and grandpa. And I’m part of the Moody Publishers* team. Since I've worked with books for nearly four decades, and I believe the local church is where we become the kind of people Jesus would be in our shoes, that's mostly what this blog is about. Thanks for visiting. Paul *As this is my personal blog, the views and opinions expressed herein are my own, not those of my employer.

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Perfectionism is tyranny. A prison. Francis Schaeffer observed that life can’t be measured by giant leaps and sudden progress. Forward motion can only be measured in steady steps. Why? 1) We can control them. 2) We can visualize them. 3) They generate less fear. This is a good reminder as we consider the resolutions we’ve […]

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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light […]

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Chances are you’re facing some down time. A good opportunity to gain perspective. It’s easy to get caught in a ministry loop of diminishing returns. We go round and round our well-worn routes, unable to break into new ideas. How do we find new paths for ministry? One way is to pick up a good […]