I can't recall a time when I wasn't interested in truth or God or church or Jesus. So much so that I have long understood the arc of my life through the lens of what God is doing (or wants to be doing) in me. Even in those seasons when I drifted away, not only …
Tag: pastoral ministry
Pastors and Friendship
The other day my wife and I were picking up our twin sons from preschool, and we met another father who also has twins. “No one else knows what this is like,” he said. We all agreed. Unless you have twins (or multiples) you have no idea what it’s like. Only by having the same …
“Don’t Speak Until You’re Spoken to!”
There’s a saying: “Don’t speak until you’re spoken to.” I’ll get to that. Eventually. I’ve been a pastor for more than 10 years now. I’ve preached many sermons—and hopefully at least a few of them have been more than adequate. I find that at this point it’s not too difficult to put together a sermon; …
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