FIGHT THE RIGHT FIGHT: Why Winning Arguments Can Still Cost You Souls

Over the last few years, I’ve noticed something troubling in the Church. We seem angry.

Not burdened.

Not brokenhearted.

Not moved with compassion.

Angry.

Scroll through social media for five minutes and you’ll see it. Turn on cable news and you’ll see it. Sit through a family gathering during election season and you’ll definitely see it. Everybody is fighting. Christians are fighting culture. Culture is fighting Christians. Families are fighting families. Friends are fighting friends. Everybody seems to be carrying a sword, and very few people seem to be carrying a towel.

Church, Leadership, Life, PodcastTrevor DeVageJune 16, 2026rescue, fight, church, jesus, leaderComment

The Myth of Being Good: Why Rescue is Essential for Wholeness

The Problem With Being “Good”

One of the most dangerous lies in our culture sounds incredibly harmless. In fact, you’ve probably heard it this week. Maybe you’ve even said it. “He’s a good guy.” “She’s a good person.” We hear it at funerals. We hear it at family gatherings. We hear it when conversations start moving toward faith and someone wants to redirect them toward something more comfortable. “He was a good man.” “She was a good woman.”

Church, Leadership, Life, PodcastTrevor DeVageJune 9, 2026rescue, church, hope, jesus, leaderComment

Stop Judging the Fire and Start Understanding the Burn

One of the easiest things in the world to do is judge people.

It’s easy to look at someone’s life from a distance and think, What were they thinking? It’s easy to see the addict and call them weak. It’s easy to see the prisoner and call them a criminal. It’s easy to see the angry person and label them toxic. It’s easy to see the person who keeps making bad decisions and assume they’re simply foolish, lazy, irresponsible, or beyond help.

If I’m honest, I’ve caught myself doing it too.

Church, Leadership, Life, PodcastTrevor DeVageJune 5, 2026rescue, fire, church, church leaders, christiansComment

WHY REAL CHRISTIANS RUN TOWARD THE FIRE

Occasionally, a verse grabs hold of your soul and refuses to let go. For me, that verse is Jude 23: “Rescue others by snatching them from the fire.”

Not encourage them from a distance.

Not observe them from a safe place.

Not post about them online.

Rescue them.

Snatch them.

Pull them back from destruction.

It’s active. It’s urgent. It’s messy. It’s costly.

Honestly, I think we’ve forgotten just how radical that calling really is.

Church, Leadership, Life, PodcastTrevor DeVageJune 3, 2026church, church leaders, faith, jesus, hope, rescue, smoke, bible, leadershipComment

The Vital Power of Tender Leadership: Why the Best Rescuers Still Feel

There’s something dangerous that can happen to people who spend their lives helping others.

Not all at once.
Not dramatically.
Not with some giant explosion.

It happens slowly.

Quietly.

You keep showing up for broken people. You keep carrying heavy conversations. You keep walking into hospital rooms, counseling sessions, funeral homes, addiction stories, marriage crises, anxiety battles, and spiritual darkness. You keep trying to rescue people from the flames like Jude 23 talks about.

Church, Leadership, Life, PodcastTrevor DeVageJune 1, 2026church, church leaders, rescue, faith, Jesus, help, heartComment

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