Should you have ambitions in 2022? It depends …
Here we are, already more than halfway through the first month of 2022! Many people jumped into the new year armed with a list of New Year […]
19
Jan
2022
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Miscellaneous
29
Nov
2021
Terrified. For the glory of God …
The average person won’t have too many truly terrifying experiences in their lifetime, but most of us have a few. Think back for a moment, what has […]
03
Oct
2021
10 reasons to express your appreciation for your pastor to your pastor …
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Even though we should have an ongoing appreciation for our spiritual leaders, and routinely express that to them, some people do have […]
02
Oct
2021
It’s Pastor Appreciation Month — just in the nick of time!
In 1986, Edward Bratcher wrote in The Walk on Water Syndrome, “The typical pastor feels no one cares for him and his development” and noted that 83 […]
06
Sep
2021
From the beginning, work was God’s idea …
“The hardest thing about milking cows,” observed a farmer, ” is that they never stay milked.” Work never stays done, does it? It just isn’t possible to […]
23
Aug
2021
How can I cope?
You thought 2020 was bad, but we’re actually seeing more mental health issues, more mental illness, more relational conflicts, and more anxiety, depression, and deep, dark despair […]
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, […]
08
Aug
2021
It is foolish to characterize someone from one moment in time …
When we think well of someone, we can often rattle off a list of reasons why … several moments we think characterize them in a positive manner. […]
05
Aug
2021
Are human limitations good or bad? The answer is, “Yes” …
Limitations. In spite of the bazillion kids who heard from their parents while growing up they could be or do anything they wanted in life, the truth […]
29
Jul
2021
A paralyzing outcome of the pandemic and fear of the “new normal” …
A year of life in a pandemic, and now the fears of what to do with a “new normal,” have had many effects that have deeply impacted […]