“Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens in Christ. For He…
View More Chosen, But Not For KickballCategory: Equipping the Pastor’s Wife
When We Weary of Wonderful Things
It’s a peculiar piece of our sin-sick brokenness, that we weary of wonderful things. We grow bored with hobbies we once found exciting, our children…
View More When We Weary of Wonderful ThingsThe Word Impacts Ministry Marriage
A year ago, our five kids were planning an open house reception for our 50th wedding anniversary. They asked us for the verses or passages…
View More The Word Impacts Ministry MarriageA Pastor’s Home Should be a Sanctuary
A few years back I was watching a video clip of an internationally known Pastor talking about his marriage. In the video he was talking…
View More A Pastor’s Home Should be a SanctuaryThink on These Things
Words can tear you down in the space of a moment. They cut like the sharpest of knives laying bare our insecurities and self-condemnation. Never…
View More Think on These ThingsThe Word & the Suffering Saint
Some moments are printed on your memory never to be erased. The memory of the conversation with my friend I had in the elevator ride…
View More The Word & the Suffering SaintA Letter to My Church Family
Dear Brothers and Sisters in my Church Family, Every Sunday morning as I look around the church, I thank God for each one of you.…
View More A Letter to My Church FamilyHonoring Christ in a Politically-Charged Climate
“For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility ……
View More Honoring Christ in a Politically-Charged ClimateDear Friend Who Has Left the Church
Dear Friend Who Has Left the Church, I wish I could read this letter to you over a cup of coffee, in the safety of…
View More Dear Friend Who Has Left the ChurchLiving Out the Word Through Discipleship
Before we arrived in the town for our first pastorate, one of the moms in our new church reached out to me via email. Debbie…
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