I’m never as aware of the swift passage of time as I am on January first each year. The 2015 calendar lies discarded in the trash, a reminder that the old year has irretrievably passed. A pristine 2016 calendar hangs by my desk, inviting me to welcome the full...
I have been a part of different churches with three different music styles: totally traditional, totally contemporary, and blended. Some say blended worship doesn’t work, so they have two different types of worship services—one traditional and one contemporary,...
As a pastor, you know that calls can come anytime, day or night. Daddy often got middle-of-the-night or wee-hour-of-the-morning calls. He always took them. I bet you do too. So with all the pouring out of oneself that a pastor has to do, how can he get recharged?...
When it comes to topics of pop culture, would you say you are more well-known in your congregation for what you preach against or for what you preach for? Years ago, when both kids and adults were crazy for Harry Potter, Hermione, and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and...
People might assume that spiritual leaders naturally have dynamic prayer lives. I wish their assumptions were correct in every case. Unfortunately, pastors and other ministry leaders struggle with fatigue, time management, a heavy workload, and family responsibilities...
The morning of December 26, 2004 was a beautiful day for many people spending time on the beaches of Thailand and Indonesia. No one was aware that something very ominous and deadly was happening below the surface of the Indian Ocean. That morning, the day after...
Ever have one of those days! You know what I mean. You get up on the wrong side of the bed. You have a bad hair day. Traffic is a nightmare. Every line you stand in seems to be the slowest. Nothing seems to be going your way. It’s so easy when momentum seems to be...
I love movies – especially redemptive movies with plenty of action and a storyline that captivates the imagination. There are some basic themes that go into these types of epic tales. One of those themes – the “bad guy” must be sufficiently arrogant. Yet, in the...
A nationally recognized newspaper recently said of the latest tragedy, “God Isn’t Fixing This”…and the people in your ministry are angry. They’re ranting on Facebook and other social media. They want all the so-called “godless liberals who are destroying our country”...
Why do bad things happen? What can we say in the light of the almost weekly news of shootings on a large scale? The problem isn’t new to the 21st century. In the 13th century BC, Egypt’s Pharaoh wasn't happy that the Hebrews were growing in numbers. He made them...
I’m never as aware of the swift passage of time as I am on January first each year. The 2015 calendar lies discarded in the trash, a reminder that the old year has irretrievably passed. A pristine 2016 calendar hangs by my desk, inviting me to welcome the full...
I have been a part of different churches with three different music styles: totally traditional, totally contemporary, and blended. Some say blended worship doesn’t work, so they have two different types of worship services—one traditional and one contemporary,...
As a pastor, you know that calls can come anytime, day or night. Daddy often got middle-of-the-night or wee-hour-of-the-morning calls. He always took them. I bet you do too. So with all the pouring out of oneself that a pastor has to do, how can he get recharged?...
When it comes to topics of pop culture, would you say you are more well-known in your congregation for what you preach against or for what you preach for? Years ago, when both kids and adults were crazy for Harry Potter, Hermione, and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and...
People might assume that spiritual leaders naturally have dynamic prayer lives. I wish their assumptions were correct in every case. Unfortunately, pastors and other ministry leaders struggle with fatigue, time management, a heavy workload, and family responsibilities...
The morning of December 26, 2004 was a beautiful day for many people spending time on the beaches of Thailand and Indonesia. No one was aware that something very ominous and deadly was happening below the surface of the Indian Ocean. That morning, the day after...
Ever have one of those days! You know what I mean. You get up on the wrong side of the bed. You have a bad hair day. Traffic is a nightmare. Every line you stand in seems to be the slowest. Nothing seems to be going your way. It’s so easy when momentum seems to be...
I love movies – especially redemptive movies with plenty of action and a storyline that captivates the imagination. There are some basic themes that go into these types of epic tales. One of those themes – the “bad guy” must be sufficiently arrogant. Yet, in the...
A nationally recognized newspaper recently said of the latest tragedy, “God Isn’t Fixing This”…and the people in your ministry are angry. They’re ranting on Facebook and other social media. They want all the so-called “godless liberals who are destroying our country”...
Why do bad things happen? What can we say in the light of the almost weekly news of shootings on a large scale? The problem isn’t new to the 21st century. In the 13th century BC, Egypt’s Pharaoh wasn't happy that the Hebrews were growing in numbers. He made them...
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