Mar 22, 2024 | Church Matters, Creativity, Inspiration, Pastor's Life, Personal Development
There is a special joy for a Christian in teaching, because for every subject there is a backdrop of God’s reality and presence. For instance, in the teaching of mathematics, the lesson is about truth and distinguishing truth from falsehood: God is the God of all...
Mar 19, 2024 | Church Matters, Inspiration, Leadership, Pastor's Life, Personal Development
Mental health challenges can affect anyone, including pastors. Raising awareness and providing support within faith-based education is essential for equipping religious leaders with the tools they need to effectively serve their communities. The following are some key...
Mar 15, 2024 | Devotion, Editor's Pick, Inspiration, Pastor's Life, Personal Development
“We’ve done everything possible to save this leg, all that’s left is amputation. When you’re ready, we’ll have that conversation.” Those words came from my wife’s surgeon, following numerous operations to save her right leg...
Mar 12, 2024 | Devotion, Editor's Pick, Leadership, Leadership, Pastor's Life
A Call to Insufficiency How often have you thought, I’m the wrong guy for this? Right. And wrong. At the same time. Deep pastoral wellness begins with reckoning—a reality check of sorts. Without complaining, we need an objective view of ministry realities. Gospel...
Mar 8, 2024 | Devotion, Editor's Pick, Inspiration, Pastor's Life, Personal Development
Fourteen years ago, I suffered heat stroke in sight of the finish line of a community race I’d been training to win. It was 80 degrees, with high humidity, and I’d trained for months in unusually cool-for-summer 70-degree mornings. I had my time goals for each mile —...
Mar 5, 2024 | Devotion, Inspiration, Pastor's Life, Personal Development
So often we try to find the plan for our lives based on those around us. We listen to what others say about us or the way the world defines us. We try to measure up to other people’s standards. We even look at people we think are successful in this world and then...
Mar 1, 2024 | Church Matters, Inspiration, Missions, Perspectives
“I’m on a mission to end missions.” This was the wild proclamation I found myself scribbling down during what some might call a “burnout” or crisis of faith. After devoting more than half my life to Christian humanitarian work around the globe, I was exhausted...
Feb 27, 2024 | Church Matters, Devotion, Inspiration, Leadership, Pastor's Life
EACH WEEK, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of Christians all over the world go to church. There are some constants. In almost every church, Christians are praying, reading the Bible, hearing sermons, singing songs, and sometimes receiving the Lord’s Supper. There are also...
Feb 23, 2024 | Church Matters, Devotion, Inspiration, Leadership, Pastor's Life
O God Who Faithfully Ministers to All, you have called us not only to know you and love you, but also to become like you, pouring out our lives for the sake of others. You call all persons to this noble task, and some you particularly set apart as ministers in your...
