Much has been written in many places, not the least of which is the Bible, on fasting. Read up on it. Did you ever have anyone at the seminary encourage you to seriously consider fasting as part of a regular spiritual discipline? Neither did I. But I am now: seriously consider fasting as part of a regular spiritual discipline. Fasting […]
Your seminary training did not train you to be a leader. It couldn’t. Seminary training rightfully focuses on training students to be and think like theologians. While you may have spent some time on leadership development, that is not the point of being at the seminary. You’re not at the seminary anymore. Get yourself leadership training, lots of it. Pastor […]
“I tell you the truth,” is a happy translation for the word “amen.” “Truly, truly,” is pretty good too. Doesn’t it always sound nice to hear Jesus start a statement by, “I tell you the truth…” He rightly identified himself as the way, the TRUTH and the life. As you know, truth has taken a beating. People are not even […]
One of the things I say to the people in my congregation is, “I can’t read your Bible for you. You should read it for yourself.” In our congregation we have a very heavy accent on personal Bible reading. By God’s grace it has captured the imagination.. and effort… of many. The Bible is a primary source. You should read […]
Did you guess the third “big issue’ on the path toward significance was power? When it comes to temptation and personal failure, money, sex and power are the big three. Here’s what you might not guess: the biggest of these temptations is power. Do not underestimate the power that you have as a pastor. The power you have is independent […]
We have bought a number of homes during our marriage. My Mom and Dad started with a starter home, and then they bought only one more home that they owned until they died. They never moved again. As a kid I had always thought it would be cool to live in different houses. And now we have. With each house […]