Recently, I had the chance to grab a coffee (or in my case a hot chocolate!) with another pastor. We've been friends for about 20 years but only have the opportunity to get together once or twice a year because of where we each live. The great thing is that we can immediately pick up …
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What is it Like to Preach (or What’s Behind the Homiletical Curtain)?
I've been a pastor for nearly 20 years, which means I've been preaching for nearly 20 years. That's a lot of sermons! And you would think that after all of this preaching I would be an especially confident, homiletical professional, always able to prepare and deliver rhetorically impressive and spiritually moving sermons with ease! Alas, …
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To All My Pastor Friends . . .
So, here we go again. We Nova Scotian pastors are facing two weeks of lockdown, unable to gather in our church buildings. And, of course, we hope and pray it is only two weeks. Some of us will go online again to provide worship either with recorded messages or livestreamed services. My family and I …
Pastors
There are a lot of other pastors in the area where I live. I have had the opportunity to get to know a number of them. Some of them have become good friends. And let me say this: they are all wonderful, gifted, and passionate about their calling. Though all are pastors of local churches, …
Zoom Prayers
Yesterday I met with some pastors on Zoom. I'm part of a group that meets usually once a month for conversation and prayer, and to share what's going on not only in our lives but in our hearts. During our time together we took about 5 minutes so we could each write a prayer that …
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