Most people feel prayer is important, according to Scripps News, fully one third of atheists pray .(Figure this one out). Yet for some of us prayer can seem difficult and at times even pointless.
During the next couple weeks I am going to take a candid look prayer. In this series you will receive tools to [...]
I am not one of these people who finds their identity or identity for the ministry I lead by pointing out what is wrong. This goes for the “the Church” in general, other churches or ministries.
In fact, I am often dismayed by some bloggers (often out the hyper reformed bent) who who try to gain [...]
A friend of mine, who is also a pastor, asked me what are my personal signs that I need a vacation or a break. I thought this would be a good blog post, so here are my signs that I need vacation.
1) There is an uncomfortable glare from my white legs
2) I start thinking I [...]
This last week it was discovered another great Christian leader, fell into sexual sin. This always causes me sadness. I am sad for him, his church and his family.
Yet, I am proud of the Christian community of leaders, including my friend, Greg Rohilinger, Senior Pastor of Palm Valley Community Church. They expressed an unwavering commitment [...]
As a pastor there are some things that really encourage me. After a series of great weekends at Timberlake I was reminded of some of those things.
1. Baptisms – I love to see people take their faith public.
2. Seekers – I love it when people talk about God, but don’t have the God talk vocabulary.
3. [...]