Chris Russell
Chris Russell has spent the past 25 years actively involved in ministry through pastoring, church planting, writing, Christian radio, and special speaking around the country and in seven different countries. He is passionate about communicating the truths of God's Word in a creative, highly-relevant way.
Chris has three kids and happens to be married to his best friend, Leigh. He currently pastors a church on the north side of Cincinnati. When he's not pastoring or blogging (www.SensibleFaith.com), he runs a real estate company in his "spare" time (www.PlumTreeRealty.com). He believes that A.D.D. (Attention Deficit Disorder) is one of his 'spiritual gifts.'
Pastor, Veritas Church
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8 Ways to Know God's Will for Your Life
When I was a young man, I seemed to continually wrestle with knowing God’s will for my life. I wanted more than anything to follow His plan. Interestingly, now that I’m “old” (currently 47 years...Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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5 Things That Can Cause Us to Drift Spiritually
Several years ago a friend of mine took his wife and kids to the ocean for a week of R&R. While they were there, they purchased a small, inflatable boat for recreational use on the beach. One...Sunday, March 17, 2019
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5 Great Ways to Fail at Life (from Proverbs)
The Book of Proverbs gives us some amazing wisdom for life. Along with that, Solomon also exposes some common ways that people end up messing up their lives. There are many listed in this great...Tuesday, March 12, 2019
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8 Practical Ways to Use Facebook for Evangelism
While Facebook is a great place to stay closely connected with your best friends and family members, I would encourage you to add in a ministry component to what you do online. Here's how...Monday, August 6, 2018
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How to Fix Bad Decisions
“OK, so what do I do if I’ve already messed up? How do I fix a bad decision?” With this question in mind, I wanted to offer help for those times when we realize we’ve blown it.Thursday, March 10, 2016
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How to Keep People from Sucking the Life Out of You
Some people seem to become “human ticks” around us. It feels like they want to suck the life right out of us. They put us down. They discourage us. They look for ways to trip us and cause us to...Tuesday, August 25, 2015
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Why Doesn’t God Heal Every Sickness, Disease, and Illness?
God does heal, but healing is not always the only path that He chooses for us. Sometimes His perfect plan for our lives is to allow us to suffer and experience disease, illness, and hardship.Wednesday, August 12, 2015
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Experiencing God’s Grace — Even at the Death of a Child
I’ve been in pastoral ministry for over twenty-five years, and the most difficult experience I’ve had to help people through is the death of a child.Monday, August 3, 2015
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5 Essential Lessons You Need to Know from the Book of Ruth
The Book of Ruth has long captivated readers of the Bible with its simple beauty. But even though it’s ancient, the lessons it teaches are timeless and essential.Tuesday, July 14, 2015
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Why Sex is So Addicting
The reason God puts restrictions on sex is not because He is a cosmic killjoy who hates to see us having fun. That’s not it. The reason He has restricted it is because sex has a very powerful...Wednesday, July 1, 2015
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4 Important Reasons You Should Commit to Church Each Week
I would like to suggest to you four reasons why church is a big deal – a REALLY big deal! Let me give you some reasons why you should plan to be in church every single possible moment you can.Wednesday, May 13, 2015
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Beware of the Door With Too Many Keys
While listening to an audiobook this morning, I heard the author quote an old Portuguese proverb: ”Beware of the door with too many keys.” He was applying the proverb to a different subject, but it...Monday, April 27, 2015
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5 Terrific Ways to Ruin Your Life (from Proverbs)
The Book of Proverbs gives us some amazing wisdom for life. Along with that, Solomon also exposes some common ways that people end up messing up their lives. There are many listed in this great...Wednesday, March 25, 2015
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How to Make Right Decisions
As a tool to help you make right decisions from a biblical perspective, I have pulled together 13 questions you should ask when facing a choice. Here they are...Saturday, March 7, 2015
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10 Ways God Wants to Stretch Your Faith Today
It is likely that God wants to stretch your faith today. Consider the following when it comes to the ways God may want to stretch you.Tuesday, February 24, 2015
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10 Questions to Get “Unstuck” Spiritually
Many people I have worked with over the years have been able to get unstuck by prayerfully asking these following questions and allowing God to help them find areas that need to be fixed.Tuesday, December 30, 2014
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5 Things That Cause Us to Drift Spiritually
As a pastor for the past couple decades, I have noted several key things that tend to cause Christians to drift away from God. Here are five of them.Tuesday, December 2, 2014
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Could a God Who Allows Suffering Really Be Good?
God was able to take an event even as terrible as this and use it for something beautiful.Wednesday, November 26, 2014