Healthy Pastors Leading Health Churches
It’s a privilege to be able to come and worship God through singing and it’s amazing to hear the word of God presented in a relevant way each week. But the most important part of a worship service, as we give ourselves to God, is when we respond to the worship and do something with what we have heard. That’s why I believe the … [Read more...]
Take comfort, guys, if you can't always figure out what your special someone wants. You are not alone. Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking is one of the smartest guys in the world. He contemplates stuff like cosmic string theory, gravitational singularity and the density matrix of the universe. Yet when he was asked in a … [Read more...]
FAIR OAKS, Ark. (BP) -- While it seems a new spam or "phishing" attack occurs on social networking sites every week, a rural pastor is using Facebook to pray for people in the ministry. About a year and a half ago, Al Brodbent was becoming frustrated with the amount of gossip, garbage and solicitation on Facebook. "I was ready to … [Read more...]
You will find suggestions for praying around the globe listed below. There’s a short list for each day of the week. Pour a mug of your favorite java and let’s start praying. You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the … [Read more...]
For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 1 Corinthians 2:2 (NIV) How are you doing with your New Year’s resolutions? You remember that list you made with two scoops of optimistic enthusiasm, sprinkled with unrealistic expectations, and topped with the cherry of knowing the list … [Read more...]
This is the heart of the matter. This is the message that blows quietly, sweetly through the whole Bible. It’s easy to lose it in the strictures of law, the violent stories of the people of Israel, the doom-laden pronouncements of the prophets, or the near-psychedelic foretelling of future events. It’s so tender, so gentle, that … [Read more...]
In case you missed it, read part one of A Place for Spiritual Direction As we discovered in the first article in this series, if we are in the business of pastoring we are in the business of spiritual direction. Like Paul we are to (1) model a life of faithfulness, (2) offer the gift of presence, (3) maintain ongoing relationships of … [Read more...]
It’s been a very sad week. I received word earlier this week that Kim Hall, who for 20 years served as Sr. Pastor of Hunter’s Glen Baptist Church in Plano, TX, committed suicide last weekend. I am somewhat removed from news in the Dallas area but am on Twitter and follow many pastors and a few other Christian-specific news … [Read more...]
“…I will station myself…” Habakkuk 2:1 (NIV) If you want to get God’s vision for your life and ministry, you must want to hear it, you must withdraw to hear it, and then you must wait to hear it. The New International Version says, “…I will station myself…” (NIV) What does it mean to station yourself before God? It … [Read more...]
At what age will I be considered an expert about life? It is a troubling question to me. Personally, I have traveled the path of professional education in an attempt to master knowledge. The result is I have more classroom credits than anyone in his or her right mind should ever think of getting, yet I am still puzzled, perplexed, … [Read more...]
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