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The excitement factor in church 27 Aug 2013 | 05:33 pm
“Pastor, the minute you decide church must always be exciting is the moment you begin turning the worship services into pep rallies. After that, it all goes downhill.” I said that on Facebook the oth...
As a mop bucket, dishpan, or dinner plate–your choice, Lord. Just use me please. 26 Aug 2013 | 04:02 pm
” Now, in a large house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also vessels of wood and earthenware, some of them to honor and some to dishonor. Therefore, if a man cleanses himself from thes...
What I miss most about the pastorate 25 Aug 2013 | 04:24 pm
Nothing. As much as I loved pastoring, I do not miss it. That might need a tiny bit of explaining. I’ve not pastored since 2004, when I became the area-wide “director of missions” for the SBC churc...
Why the Lord has to call people into this work 25 Aug 2013 | 01:54 am
The pastor said to me, “Pray for me. It’s hard out here. But we’re hanging in there, trying not to return evil for evil.” I teased, “That’s why they pay you the big bucks, to put up with that stuff.”...
The biggest problem preachers and teachers face 24 Aug 2013 | 04:20 am
Try this sometime. You have an image in mind of a person you have thought up. Now, find someone with some art ability and describe your creation to the point that they sketch him/her exactly as you en...
Through no fault of their own: The preacher’s kids, caught in the crosshairs 22 Aug 2013 | 04:13 pm
The little boy was 7 years old and loved the church where his dad served as pastor. So, he was not prepared for the bully who decided to take out his frustrations with the preacher on him. Each week...
Word-wrangling: A new rodeo event for preachers? 21 Aug 2013 | 09:28 pm
“Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers.” (II Timothy 2:14) I’m not sure most o...
Our favorite seniors in Scripture 20 Aug 2013 | 04:32 pm
“Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance….” (Titus 2:2) Abraham. Moses. Caleb.Joshua. Barzillai. Simeon. These godly old people interest us and i...
10 things seniors need to hear again and again and…. 19 Aug 2013 | 09:45 pm
“Remind them of these things…” (2 Timothy 2:14) All right, here’s the deal. You’re getting up in years and all those fears you thought you had nailed to the cross decades ago begin reappearing. Whe...
The only thing your church’s seniors have in common is years. 19 Aug 2013 | 02:53 pm
“They will still yield fruit in old age….” (Psalm 92:14) In a church where I was the guest speaker recently, the minister announced,”Today is Senior Sunday. We want to honor all our senior adults!” S...
