Ditching the Rhythm
Routines are a sweet assurance to me. Or they are a crutch revealing my need for control. I prefer to have my life ordered, regular and fully expected. I like things to be tidy and that includes my...
View ArticlePastoring in the Shadow of Your Predecessor
I am having a hard time writing the first sentence of this post. How do I begin a piece where I talk about the difficulty of pastoring in the shadow of my predecessor? Do I say that all pastors have a...
View ArticlePastor in Person
The video starts with a knock at the door and a woman, whom we assume is a mother, inviting some teens into the house and sending them upstairs. Quickly we learn that they are there to visit a friend...
View ArticlePreaching With Patience
It must have been intense, those days of waiting after Jesus’ death. We can only imagine the state of mind of the disciples. The man they had followed and whose words they had intently listened to for...
View ArticleSalvation From The Lord
"The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble. The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they...
View ArticleTurning Opposition Into Opportunity
Maybe you have had an experience similar to this: ministry is trucking along, and it is clear that the Holy Spirit has gone before you. At every turn, in the proclamation, in conversation and...
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Ditching the Rhythm
Routines are a sweet assurance to me. Or they are a crutch revealing my need for control. I prefer to have my life ordered, regular and fully expected. I like things to be tidy and that includes my...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pastoring in the Shadow of Your Predecessor
I am having a hard time writing the first sentence of this post. How do I begin a piece where I talk about the difficulty of pastoring in the shadow of my predecessor? Do I say that all pastors have a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pastor in Person
The video starts with a knock at the door and a woman, whom we assume is a mother, inviting some teens into the house and sending them upstairs. Quickly we learn that they are there to visit a friend...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Preaching With Patience
It must have been intense, those days of waiting after Jesus’ death. We can only imagine the state of mind of the disciples. The man they had followed and whose words they had intently listened to for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Salvation From The Lord
"The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble. The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Turning Opposition Into Opportunity
Maybe you have had an experience similar to this: ministry is trucking along, and it is clear that the Holy Spirit has gone before you. At every turn, in the proclamation, in conversation and...
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