When you don’t know what to do with what you have …
A rich man wanted to give his mother a birthday present that would outshine all others. He read about a bird that had a vocabulary of 4,000 […]
31
Aug
2021
Blog Tag
Church
17
Aug
2021
WARNING: The pain is setting in …
Over the past 18 months, I’ve been diligent to keep the Board of Directors and Prayer Partners for Scott Free Clinic well apprised of what was happening, […]
09
Aug
2021
Three questions and three recommendations regarding the church and technology …
A single invention, which was at that time a world-changing advance in technology, was one of the greatest gifts the church has ever received. What was it? […]
17
Jul
2021
18 reasons why you need a church …
It’s been trendy for several years now for some to claim, “I love Jesus, but I hate the church.” I think most people make such a comment […]
16
Jul
2021
The one ugly attitude a few pastors had coming out of the pandemic …
Over the past year, many people were heralded as heroes in their self-sacrificial service to others during the pandemic. From healthcare workers to people working in grocery […]
29
Jun
2021
The BIG question being asked about church is EASY to answer …
For much of the past year, church leaders — and especially those promoting themselves as church leadership “gurus” — have asked and examined the question of whether […]
28
Jun
2021
An ineffective and limiting way to pastor a church …
“All-or-none” thinking is one of the ten most common cognitive distortions (“distorted” or irrational ways of thinking) people develop as habits. An example of “all-or-none” thinking is […]
15
Jun
2021
Together again …
Lots of people in San Diego are smiling today. It’s the first day in over a year they can walk into a coffee shop without wearing a […]
07
May
2021
Pastors in Crisis: Reasons why so many ministers are considering quitting vocational ministry …
After a couple years of great challenges that have included weathering a global pandemic and its many effects, widespread and civil unrest, and a contentious election season […]
03
May
2021
Something the church, and especially its leaders, need to repent of …
For the past few years there has been what seems like a growing list of things some say the church needs to repent of. That list, and […]